Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Revised Amiga line Message-ID: <1991Apr27.011028.12869@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 27 Apr 91 01:10:28 GMT References: <4702@orbit.cts.com> <91116.143247DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu In article <91116.143247DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu writes: >I hate it when someone suggests making another nonexpandible Amiga. What is >the fascination with owning such a machine? Frankly, at least in the >U.S. market, Commodore should drop the price of the 2000/2000HD so most people >won't need to think about the 500. > >-- Dan Babcock The trend througout the industry is towards non expandable systems. Ask Apple or Sun. Both have non-expandable machines. For those people who don't need expansion, especially to the enormous levels that the 2000 offers, why should they have to pay for it? It is NOT cheap to make a 2000 with 9 slots and 3 drive bays. -- Ethan "Brain? What is Brain?"