Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!hybrid!scifi!bywater!uunet!cimshop!davidm From: cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Wake Up Commodore! Message-ID: Date: 26 Mar 91 21:57:51 GMT References: <1991Mar22.040419.27268@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <1991Mar24.233147.8681@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Sender: davidm@cimshop.UUCP Distribution: comp Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California Lines: 41 In-reply-to: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu's message of 24 Mar 91 23:31:47 GMT >>>>> On 24 Mar 91 23:31:47 GMT, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) >>>>> said: Ethan> In article Ethan> cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) writes: David> The A500 should be this machine, though! It should meet the most David> minimum capabilities and have a low price for the first time buyers. David> It should also be readily expandable to this in-between state without David> forcing the first time buyer to give up what he already has. Ethan> But to add these abilities to the A500 will only raise its price. Ethan> Creating a new machine doesn't make the A500 LESS expandable, it simply Ethan> gives another mid-end choice for people who are looking for such a Ethan> machine. These are the people who would otherwise buy a 286 PC clone or Ethan> a Mac Classic 2/40 or LC. Actually, I don't think adding what's needed to the A500 need affect the A500 *at all*. What I think is needed for the A500 is a simple expansion for a hard disk (maybe with a little expanded memory). Basically, the A590. The problem with the A590 is how much room it requires on the desktop which affects buying decisions in that users have to consider the expense of a new desk to put the Amiga on as well as the cost of the A590. A hard drive is most likely going to be the only add-on requiring tight integration with the system that basic "home" users will add to their A500 (modems, printers, etc. can sit somewhere else and be cabled up). Many home users probably will not go even that far choosing instead to use the A500 as a "game" machine and buying floppies of games (you may hate the label, but to many people *any* PC is a glorified Nintendo). This should not be frowned on as a sale is a sale. To attract these people, though, the price must be pushed down as much as possible. Basically, say to them "I'm cheap, buy me" and then, when they do, say "look what else I can do for just a *wee* bit more". -- ==================================================================== David Masterson Consilium, Inc. (415) 691-6311 640 Clyde Ct. uunet!cimshop!davidm Mtn. View, CA 94043 ==================================================================== "If someone thinks they know what I said, then I didn't say it!"