Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!olivea!genie!udel!brahms.udel.edu!don From: don@chopin.udel.edu (Donald R Lloyd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future Message-ID: <17300@chopin.udel.edu> Date: 22 Jun 91 14:05:16 GMT References: <1991Jun21.183216.29240@news.iastate.edu> <88@ryptyde.UUCP> Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 19 In article <88@ryptyde.UUCP> dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy) writes: >This is what Apple is doing with the Macintosh Classic? This is nothing new. >Every Macintosh since the 512KE (1985?) had built in SCSI. But you may >be right about that being a major factor in its success. It also contributed heavily to the lack of _decent_ SCSI controllers for the Mac. Since Apple's controler is built in, very few companies bother trying to market their own, no matter how much better it would be. Right now there are ~20 3rd party HD controllers for the Amiga. Suddenly including SCSI controllers in stock machines would get a number of people very upset. CBM's controller design is pretty nice, but I'd rather have some other options if I were buying a 2000 or 500. -- Gibberish May the Publications Editor, AmigaNetwork is spoken fork() be Amiga Student On-Campus Consultant, U of D here. with you. DISCLAIMER: It's all YOUR fault.