Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli +1 201 408 5389) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Amiga portable Keywords: Need a portable? Get a PC and a serial cable. Message-ID: Date: 31 May 91 19:37:51 GMT References: <2468@cluster.cs.su.oz.au> <1991May29.205232.11054@NCoast.ORG> Organization: Drew University - Madison NJ Lines: 34 In article <1991May29.205232.11054@NCoast.ORG> davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright) writes: > In article limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli +1 201 408 5389) writes: > >I hate to say it, but who would really PURCHASE an Amiga Portable? > >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? > So what? Have you ever looked at the price of a PC laptop or > portable? Have I? Yes. The site that I'm about to leave (new job starts Monday) has over 2000 PC portables, mostly from Zenith. I've been involved in the price and general evaluation on all the yearly purchasing bids. I've developed applications for them. > How about the Mac portable! Heck, THAT one cost about $10,000 for Mac users are used to paying too much $$$ for too little hardware. I was surprized the portable mac was so "inexpensive". (and yes, I've used one of those too :-) ). > What if you use Amiga word processors? A lot of good a MicroSoft Word > document is going to do you on an Amiga at your home/office. What if you want Sorry, I'm a WordPerfect snob. I use it (and the files are compatable) across my Amiga, PC, VAX, and Unix systems. ;-) Tom -- Tom Limoncelli tlimonce@drew.edu tlimonce@drew.bitnet 201-408-5389 "People in tight pants, moving fast."