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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Revised Amiga line
Message-ID: <1991May1.033806.9346@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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Date: Wed, 1 May 1991 03:38:06 GMT

In article <4430@bnr-rsc.UUCP> mascot@bnr.ca (Scott Mason) writes:
>
>Lighten up Ethan. I may have an A1000, but I haven't time warped back
>anyware. This is another one of those "what CBM really should do next"
>threads. The theme of this thread is "CBM really needs to provide a
>less expensive alternative to the A500 by removing all expansion
>capability". I favour the A2000, A3000, A3000UX direction.

	Your message just kinda gave me the doomsayer impression,
I actually looked for -MB- at the end of your message. 8) I've
also long ago given up having the subject line relate even
remotely to the thread.
>
>No, of course the Amiga is not a game machine because many people
>play games on it. The A500 is more of a game machine because it is
>expensive and difficult to build a full-featured productivily 
>machine out of it. Again, if CBM only made the A500 and cheaper
>bretheren, I would expect the Amiga line to die out once technology
>significantly surpassed it.
>-- 
	Your message did say "The Amiga is a game machine"
because it wasn't an open system, and it sounded like you were
saying that the IBM was an example of such a machine and the
Amiga was the opposite. I've got no problem with improvement
suggestions. 8) It just seems like this isn't the Amigas problem.
Commodore offers you both sides, non-expandable, very-expandable
and moderately expandable. (500, 2000 & 3000T, 3000). They all
have their uses, it depends on what you want for your computer.
	This is why I keep advocating a barely expandable machine
which comes already prepared with an internal HD and a socket for
a display enhancer with 1MB of RAM and room on the motherboard
for 2. Perhaps one video/Zorro slot onboard. That gives enough
expandability for 95% of Amiga owners and is cheaper than the
A2000 because it is less expandable. Admittedly I don't know too
much about CBM's cost, but it has to be cheaper than a 3 bay, 9
slot machine.


	-- Ethan

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