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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: NEW Commodore Upgrade for A1000 Owners!
Message-ID: <1991May7.232954.3789@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 7 May 91 23:29:54 GMT
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In article <1991May07.224440.2764@ariel.unm.edu> kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland) writes:
>Those darn a**holes, I hate commodore forever now. 
>I saw the deal too, about the VIC 20, CBM 64, Amiga 1000/2000/3000
>upgrade deal. Shoot, I bought my Amiga 3000 (16/50) after selling 
>my amiga 2000 off to some blood sucker. On student deal I got 
>the piece of sh*t. And that is exactly what it is, 2.0 is a gas, 
>only 10% of the software I have works with it. The acceleration 
>isn't all that noticeable (unless you use 2.0). The hard drive is alright,
>and pretty fast but where the f*ck is that 68040 upgrade. 
>Fellow student deal buyers, Commodore is screwing us.
>Screwing the general public too. The worse part about the deal (from 
>a once optimistic view-point now turned evil) is that you get to keep 
>your old computer. This is one outrageously funny deal, they are even 
>offering this crap to VIC 20 users. I wonder if the deal includes 
>the multi-scan (cost me 600 dollars). I'm buying a NeXT or IBM 486. 
>To hell with you Commodore. And I know your employees and lines are on these 
>networks. If I could sue you I would. 


	Thanks for the insightful, vague commentary. Now,
everyone who agrees with Kiernan please follow up and let us
know? <I love the deafening silence 8>

	-- Ethan

"Brain! Brain! What is Brain?"