Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!emory!gatech!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!hydra!klaava!cc.helsinki.fi!jalkio From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT software size Message-ID: <1991May16.165711.1@cc.helsinki.fi> Date: 16 May 91 14:57:11 GMT References: <21316@cbmvax.commodore.com> <84LR02ly072m01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <1991May10.164604.17674@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1991May13.004328.642@sugar.hackercorp.com> Sender: news@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Uutis Ankka) Organization: University of Helsinki Lines: 32 In article <1991May13.004328.642@sugar.hackercorp.com>, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes: > In article <1991May10.164604.17674@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes: >> How would you like to buy a new car every 5 years? > > The thing that really freaked me out when I came to America was the people > who basically do this. Actually, 4 years is more common: as soon as they've > paid off one car they buy another. And since they only expect to own the > car 4 years, they don't maintain it. > > I dunno. Maybe Steve Jobs knows his market better than I thought. If you > think of a computer as a car, many people really do that. > > And they wonder why they're always in debt. Hmmph. You accusing the NeXTstation of not having slots seem to always ignore one fact. NeXT has the Cube model for those who want to buy their computers with slots. Cube is basically a NeXTstation with slots. And Mike has many times told you the considerable price difference. Do you think it would be better if NeXT didn't have the slotless models at all? I don't. I wouldn't have afforded a NeXT if they didn't have the station. I rather take a slotless NeXT than nothing. And I'd rather spend the price difference of Cube and station for a laser printer (as I did) since it is much more useful for me than empty slots... (The laser printer is a must for me.) > -- > Peter da Silva. `-_-' > . Jouni Alkio, Helsinki, Finland Finland NeXT User Group manager