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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Keywords: Future, Amiga, etc.
Message-ID: <1307@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 91 07:23:11 GMT
References: <1991Jun4.023950.11286@ncsu.edu> <16577@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <22163@cbmvax.commodore.com> <16643@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <16643@darkstar.ucsc.edu> galpin@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dan Galpin (Amiga-quester)) writes:
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>I was not really talking about an A2000 type machine. The Amiga 2000 is really
>for the professional user. The machine that I referred to would be designed to
>augment the "low-cost" Amiga line. The A500 is difficult to expand. Many add-
>ons must be "hacked" onto the motherboard, violating the warrenty. The 
>"commercial" user is not going to be interested (in my humble opinion) in
>having to figure out how to install these things (especially since it is
>quite possible that the individual has little or no dealer support... as they
>bought the system through a place like Montgomery Ward's or Macy's.) The idea
>is that the end-user can add on to their system with simple "cartridge" type 
>attachments. These would not be "interfaces," but would work based upon the
>way many of the "Hacks" work.. by taking lines from the 68000, Denise, Gary
>and giving easy access. (Unless you see some simpler way) The concept is not
>to cut end-user costs.. but to give simplicity .

Oh sorry, I really fear you don't know anything about which causes costs
and which not. If you want to design bays where can insert add-ons more
easily than into a slot (like in an A2000), then you sure want to make
this more solid, more fool-proof, which means REALLY BIG COST!!! You 
can't have ease of installment AND cheapness, both are excluding each
other. If you want cheap add-ons, then the OPTIMAL way is the A2000
approach, not arguable. If you want to have this easy, then add ca.
$1000 to the price, I'm not fooling here. I am certain that no-one would
buy such an expensive device.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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