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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: Amiga portable
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Date: 29 May 91 17:05:01 GMT
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limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli +1 201 408 5389) writes:
>[ Followup-To has been set to comp.sys.amiga.advocacy where IMHO
>this discussion belongs. ]
>
>I hate to say it, but who would really PURCHASE an Amiga Portable?

*I* would buy a portable.  why?  simple.  I use an IBM at work, I am a
programmer.  I don't LIKE the IBM.  my company won't buy me an Amiga.  I DON"T
want to buy an Amiga for the Office only.  I DO want an amiga i could bring
into work, work on things on the Amiga, xfer them to the PC when i'm done, not
only that, but i can work on my own programs during lunch break, etc.. (i have
quite a bit of free time).  of all the people i know who own amiga's, i know
of 6 others that would also purchase portables.  their reasons are different,
some are that they travel quite a bit, and like the flexibility offered by
Amiga programs and the ability to mix-n-match programs to get an optimum
environment, and don't want to have to learn IBM packages.  some are because
they move their computer around alot, and a system designed to be portable
would just plain be more convenient.  I have a 2500 and certainly CAN'T move
this around all the time, the situation will get worse when the 3000T comes
out, that is even LESS moveable.  I want the power of the Amiga in something i
can take with me, wheather it's to the office, or on a trip.  even an amiga
with a handle and a small monitor would be better than lugging a 500 around. I
*DO* see a market for one.  granted it is (currently) LESS than the 500
market, but possible more than the 2500 market.  

>
>The price would be more than an Amiga 500, so forget that market.
>That market wouldn't want to play games on an LCD display anyway.
>
>The price would be more than an Amiga 2000, so maybe that market would
>have a chance, but at that price the person could buy an Amiga 2500 or
>3000.  80% of those sales are in video or graphics production.  Who
>would want to do either of those on an LCD?
>
>What are portables good for?  So far, they are good for
>meat-and-potato applications (word processing mostly) and off-site
>data-entry (sales people et al) which are best done on cheap portable
>PC clones.  If your main application is on the Amiga, there is no
>reason that you can't do data entry or text processing (initial text
>entry) on a cheap portable PC clone and upload it to the Amiga for
>processing, formatting, printing, etc.
>
>Just MHO,
>Tom
>-- 
>Tom Limoncelli  tlimonce@drew.edu  tlimonce@drew.bitnet  201-408-5389
>                 "People in tight pants, moving fast."

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