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From: peter@Sugar.NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Who cares if its made in USA?
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.170536.9870@Sugar.NeoSoft.com>
Date: 25 Jun 91 17:05:36 GMT
References: <rkushner.1725@sycom.UUCP> <1991Jun24.102852.29436@Sugar.NeoSoft.com> <1991Jun24.233106.5282@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1991Jun24.233106.5282@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> sss10@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gun Control is a firm grip) writes:
> >Bragging that US built cars are better than Australian built ones is like
> >bragging that the Amiga is better then the Atari.

> Not when the Australian built car comes from the Mazda 323 platform <or is a
> varient of it>

The Amiga and Atari are both 68000-based, and are really not that far apart
hardware-wise. Not surprising, given the Atari was a hurry-up job to kill
the Amiga.

Of course, the Mercury Capri you're talking about was a hurry-up job to
take on the (also 323-based: uses the 323 GT engine) Mazda Miata.

Pretty damn close, mon.

> Ah, the Merkur cars. Anyone ever hear of the XR4Ti or Scorpio cars?

My boss has a Scorpio. Damned nice car.

> Didnt sell well in the US at all, were very unreliable according to CU.

CU's ratings are heavily weighted towards bottom-of-the-line cars.

I'll accept their ratings on $10000 sedans, but not $20000 ones. Just
as I'll pay attention to what they say about TVs but not computers. Like
everyone, they have their areas of competance.
-- 
Peter da Silva.   `-_-'   <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
                   'U`    "Have you hugged your wolf today?"