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From: cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: opean Personal Computer Sales?
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Date: 23 Jan 91 04:31:44 GMT
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>For the professional/ed. markets, I think a cheap model in a 
>3000 case would sell  (a 1500?).  With a 68000, perhaps a 16MHZ
>one, or 68020, whatever's most cost-effective.  My reason is 
>that for large banks of student-accessible computers, or for
>the office network, or laboratory WP, or secretary's desktop,
>or point-of-sales, or really any public application, often
>the A500 and A2000 don't cut it simply because of looks.
>No university is going to buy 400 banks of A500s in lieu of
>Macintosh Classics.  Ditto the 2000. 
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Oops, better clarify this.  The 2000 is in lots of universities,
of course, but I haven't seen it out in the "mass access" areas
of any university I've attended  (a small fraction of those in
the world).  It also costs more than a Classic.  It is, of
course, just as sexy as most clones.  

I still think a basic machine in a 3000 case is a good idea; of
course Commodore is better equipped to judge the actual market
and saleability of such a machine.

Enough.

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