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From: pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic)
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
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In a previous article, taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) says:

>   Time for a reality check.  For 95% of the people in the Amiga community,
>the Toaster is totally useless.  The Toaster is not going to save the
>Amiga, because it is a product intended for a very limited purpose.  Few
>Amiga owners have any need whatsoever for a special-effects box, and the
>flickering display makes the Toaster unsuitable for other applications.

95% ?  Did you take a survey? Making such a statement is totally ridiculous.
Also, did you stop to think that maybe the Toaster will sell Amigas to people
who would have never bought an Amiga? I see the Toaster as being similar to
the Amiga as desktop publishing was to the Mac. Many people will buy an
Amiga BECAUSE of the Toaster and then find out its also a great computer and
put it to use in many different ways.
-- 
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