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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: AMIGA
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Date: 10 May 91 01:36:14 GMT
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In article <7e7d021W074U01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard) writes:
>In article <91126.153504MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu> MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>>
>NeXT does sell an expandable machine; I have one, a NeXTcube. If you want
>to add extra boards, buy a cube not a slab.  So why does it irritate you
>that NeXT sells a non-expandable machine, don't buy it.
>
	I have no problem with a non-expandable cube. It makes
sense for most people. What annoys me is that often when pushed
into a corner NeXT people start talking about how great the NeXT
Dimension Board will be. But it is almost never mentioned that
you need to spend an extra $2,500 to get the cube and not the
slab to use it, as well as spend $4K for the board itself, or
whatever it ends up selling for on discount.

>>My feelings? If you were buying a PERSONAL workstation to use all by
>>yourself (as Melling & Co. are pushing) you'd have to be insane to
>>buy something nonexpandable.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>You act like the machine has no scsi, serial ports, dsp port.  What do
>you want????   Just because you can't add a card inside the machine does
>not make it non-expandable.
>
	-- Ethan

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