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From: 231b3678@fergvax.unl.edu (Phil Dietz)
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Subject: Re: WB2.0 for non-A3000 (THE REAL STORY!)
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Date: 7 Feb 91 05:26:26 GMT
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In article <4033@orbit.cts.com> chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
>kelson@ais.org (David Lewis) writes:
>>>
>>>> the 500 1.3 compatible would make it much more compatible for games, which is
>>>> what most 500 owners do the most of.  but rest assured the 2.0 will be
>>>> available for 2000 owners.
>>
>>>Well here's my 2c worth. I have an A500 because I can't afford the extra
>>>money needed for a 2000/3000. (Big investment for a PC)
>>>I also have 220MB of hard disk and 2MB of memory. Lattice C and many utilities.
>>>I only use my _GAMES MACHINE_ for games about 1% or less of the time.
>>
>>>Peter Kerney. Silicon Graphics, Sydney, Australia. (peterk@syd.sgi.oz.au)
>>>
>>
>>  I agree with that 100% I mainly bought the amiga 500 because I
>>coulldnt afford the extra for the 2000/3000.  I RARELY use my amiga
>>for a games.. I know a lot of 500 owners that are hopeing to
>>see the wb2.0 and all those goodies comes to the 500 as well...
>>
>>-- 
>>
>>Internet: Kelson@ais.org
>
>
>well, I can't speak for commodore but it sure would be useful to have 2.0
>availble for an upgrade on the 500 but not to be sold with it.  like i said
>the majority of 500 users use it for games most of the time.  i'm not saying
>that a majority on this network, since this is hardly a even sampling.
>
>
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Actually!!
 
I bet my life that there are more GAMES sold to A2000's then A500s!
The life of an A500 is very frugal.  Anything that the A500 owner buys is
usually something needed (like CED, Lattice, Word Perfect).  The A2000
owner on the other hand has his 60 grand a year job, so he buys everything
his heart desires (a Video toaster, a 5th hard drive, an optical mouse).
An A2000 owner is like the Beverly Hills dude that has EVERYTHING.  If 
it's new, he has to have it.
 
I personally know people like that, that go and buy $200 of games
and stuff every weekend, and not even open all of them up!  Wasted
games, but they don't mind.
 
Now to say that the A500 is a GAMES machine because it's cheaper, is like
comparing two weekend golfers (one with a cheap set and the other with
a 1000 set--yet they both play the same)  It's also like saying people
with BIG heads are smarter than normal people.  I personally feel
that they just have a BIG fat head......
 
Apples are apples and oranges are oranges.  The a500 is an a1000 is an
a2000 is an a3000.  We ALL should have WB2.0 available!  Segragating
their computers would make commodore a lamer company like them MSDOS ones
(you know them...so and so memory card ONLY works on so and so version
of so and so BRAND computer.)

later
Phil Dietz

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