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From: jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Shekhel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Message-ID: <1136@stewart.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 91 19:02:36 GMT
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<22372@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:
>
>What's annoying about arguing PCs is, everything exists.  When people argue
>features, they point to $10,000 Compaqs.  When they argue price, they point
>to $3,000 Taiwan specials. 
>

Actually, I've found that the cheap Taiwanese clones are usually faster,
cheaper, and more compatible than the big names.  Sure, Compaq can offer
you a PC that's expandable to 512MB on board, at something like $600/MB.
On the other hand, a typical cheap Taiwanese 386 motherboard has 16 standard
SIMM slots for a total of 64MB.  EISA systems can usually contain more.
Believe it, with Compaq, you pay for the name and customer service, NOT for
extra or superior features.

>
>Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
>   {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh      PLINK: hazy     BIX: hazy
>
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