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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Message-ID: <1130.28689ee9@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 26 Jun 91 18:04:25 GMT
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In article <1991Jun26.055708.27495@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
> In article <1120.286743b7@vger.nsu.edu> manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University) writes:
>>
>>
> 	The cost of building a card with SCSI and memory is
> higher than to simply put a SCSI controller chip and sockets
> right on the motherboard. No other major computer company besides
> Commodore makes this market AVAILABLE to hardware developers.
> Keep the A500 as it is. But there needs to be a CHEAP middle
> ground.

Ethan, what about the PC.  There are tons and tons of PC hard disk
controller manufacturers.  It was not until recently (last years) 
that hard drives became standard equipment from the manufacturer.
The developers that exist now we can't afford to lose.  These
developers helped to keep the Amiga alive, and continue to do so.

> 	You can get a Mac Classic 2/40 (2MB RAM, 40MB HD) for
> $1,150 on educational program. The Amiga for the same price has
> 1MB RAM and 20MB HD. We need a "1500" designed for the user who
> needs just that (2/40). The kind that is today buying the 2000HD
> but doesn't need the expandability or power supply.
> 	-- Ethan

I think we agree in principal on the A1500.  I think there is a 
strong need.  I just think the standard equipment should be 
picked carefully.

> 
> FF buckets of bits on the bus,	FF buckets of bits.
> Take one down,			Short it to ground,
> FE buckets of bits on the bus.

-mark=
manes@vger.nsu.edu