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From: ddev@wam.umd.edu (Don DeVoe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Anyone actually own an 040 Amiga?
Message-ID: <1991May13.190307.4383@wam.umd.edu>
Date: 13 May 91 19:03:07 GMT
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In article <1991May13.113026@alamo.Berkeley.EDU> ipolyi@alamo.Berkeley.EDU (Harold H. Ipolyi 486-6444) writes:
>melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:
>>es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>|> 
>|> So, what do you think a $5000 computer that runs at 15 mips with a 17"
>|> display will be worth in 3 years?
>
>I know, you didn't ask me, but I think you'll be lucky to get even
>$1000.-
>
>Conversly, the C=64 I bought 6-7 years ago for $395.- is now worth
>between $1150.- to $1500.-
>The Amiga1000 I bought when it came out for $1500.- would be worth the
>same if I were brain-dead enough to want to sell it.

You are joking, right? You'd be lucky to get $350 for your A1000 now (in fact,
if you are in the market, I'll sell you mine at that price)...as for
the C64, I'll sell you one REAL cheap. You should be able to make a tidy
profit by selling it at the price you quoted!

>
>Please don't bother to reply until someone actually offers you more than
>$1000.- for your NeXT 3 years from now.

2-3K doesn't seem that unreasonable to me for a 3 year old NeXT, assuming they
make it through the next few years...why are you so pessimistic about the
depreciation of NeXT hardware, while relying on inflated estimated for
C= hardware? 

I must have missed something...this WAS a joke, right? (Or perhaps an 
intentional jab from a NeXT owner trying to make amiga owners look silly?)


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Don DeVoe                       
ddev@wam.umd.edu