Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!arizona.edu!arizona!mldemsey From: mldemsey@cs.arizona.edu (Matthew L. Demsey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Cheap color, HEY NeXT (was: GETTING A NEXT Message-ID: <775@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> Date: 3 Feb 91 21:04:58 GMT References: <252u3744.665566130@fergvax> Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Lines: 24 melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: > I've been hearing A LOT of complaints about the price of the > NeXTstation Color. The color NeXT's are so expensive because of the > monitors. They're $2000 after the educational discount. Does anyone > know if you can connect a cheap color monitor the the NeXTstation > Color? *** I get the feeling that many people would choose a crappy > 13" color monitor over the 17" grey-scale monitor. *** If this is > true, NeXT might want to consider the non-intuitive thing and sell > low-resolution color monitors. There a too many Ted Turners... etc.. what people seem to be missing here is that the microphone input, keyboard input, and mouse input are all controlled through the monitor - i don't really see how you expect to control those things if you by an el-cheapo monitor... now if some one would manufacture a compatible cheaper, then Next might be inspired to lower their prices, but who knows if this is feasible - Next doesn't seem to be too capitalistic, but this is coming from an ex-Mac owner and after owning a Mac, 10 bucks for bread doesn't seen too capitalistic.. is it Next innovation or Next has you by the testes? i dunno Loki