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From: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
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Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
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Date: 5 Jun 91 15:10:46 GMT
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In article <25233@well.sf.ca.us> farren@well.sf.ca.us (Mike Farren) writes:

>   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.

The LaserWriter was a business product and had IMMEDIATE application.  Most
businesses work with printed materials and print shops.  Most people have
some ability to type and to draw or have somebody in the organization that do.
I think your analogy doesn't work too well.  The demographics of the users of
the two machines are different.

Video is a different area altogether, requiring much more sophisticated skills
to work with.  Most businesses are still at the still projection stage of
presentations.  It is certain that some day video will be the language of
business communication, but the time scale is different than that of the success
of the LaserWriter intro.