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From: farren@well.sf.ca.us (Mike Farren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Message-ID: <25233@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 5 Jun 91 06:39:06 GMT
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taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes:

>   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.

   Time for a reality check.  For 95% of the people in the Macintosh community,
the LaserWriter is totally useless.  The LaserWriter is not going to save the
Macintosh, because it is a product intended for a very limited purpose.  Few
Macintosh owners have any need whatsoever for a 300 DPI printer, and the
cost and limitations of the printer make the LaserWriter unsuitable for
other applications.

Sound familiar?  Substitute "hard drive" for Toaster and "IBM PC" for Amiga.
Or substitute "VT-52" for Toaster and "PDP-11" for Amiga.  It's the same old
same old, and only time will let us know who is right.  I don't think that
the Toaster will turn the Amiga into a success on the order of the Mac.  I
don't know that that is even possible.  It's clear, however, that it will
contribute substantially to the success of the Amiga on its own terms - it
already has.
-- 
Mike Farren 				     farren@well.sf.ca.us