Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!umich!vela!sycom!rkushner From: rkushner@sycom.UUCP (Ronald Kushner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future Message-ID: Date: 24 Jun 91 23:07:59 GMT References: <1991Jun20.075145.22785@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1108.2865c128@vger.nsu.edu> Organization: Michigan Information eXchange Lines: 49 manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University) writes: >In article , rkushner@sycom.UUCP (Ronald Kushner) wr >> storch@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Matthew Storch) writes: >> >> [much good stuff deleted] >> >> >> >> How does this sound...Commodore should be bold, and add on-board SCSI to all >> Amigas built after January 1992. Across the line, except the A500C until the >> can afford to add it to a $500 machine. Then alot of places that sell Mac on >> SCSI drives would jump on the bandwagon of selling external SCSI's for Amiga >> as well... They could call them the A500PS, A2000S, and the A2500S. It would >> encourage A500PS owners to get Hard Drives, especially if it only costs $400 >> for 100 megs...instead of $1000 for 100 megs that it currently costs with >> external controllers...Raise the price of the computers $50 if thats what it >> takes..People looking at A500P's wouldn't mind paying $50 extra if they know >> its saving them $400 in the future.. > >Though it would be wonderful for the users to have SCSI added to all >Amigas, I think that this would raise the hackle of every major Amiga >hardware developer. I believe that the majority of hardware add-ons >sold for the Amiga are disk controllers and drives. If you take that >away what will the developers have to sell as they develop more >interesting products? > >Every manufacturer needs a cash-cow. Controllers, disk drives and >memory boards have been the mainstay of GVP, Supra and IVS. Add >a SCSI to every Amiga and kiss some developers goodbye. I wouldn't miss GVP or Supra...If you have had the last 6 months worth of bullshit phone calls to GVP, bullshit letters from UPS, and just plain bullshit I have had with GVP, I wouldn't miss them...You think Commodore has bad customer relations, try dealing with GVP... Heck, AT&T wrote me to sign up for selectsaver, because I am calling thr 215 area code enough to qualify for a volume discount!!! And I sold their cheezy Hard Drive controller and my A2000 just because of the hassle!!! Bought a nice new A3000 system...No more lockups with the same hard drives.... What do 3rd party producers make for Mac's??? Whats their bag? -- C-UseNet V0.42e Ronald Kushner Life in Hell BBS +1 (313) 939-6666 P.O. Box 353 14400 USR HST V.42 & V.42bis Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0353 Complete Amiga Support UUCP: uunet!umich!vela!sycom!rkushner (We are not satanic, just NUTS!) Whats wrong with Detroit? Name it, we got it, and if we don't WE'LL TAKE IT!