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From: phil@amd70.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Re: PAL programmer
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Date: Thu, 24-May-84 12:39:22 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 24 12:39:22 1984
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VAX software is more expensive for the following reasons, I think:

1) sales volume will be lower, there are more PCs than VAXs
2) several people can use it on a VAX, only one per PC
3) people who have VAXen are used to paying high prices

Re the 32R16, I am left with a great "so what?". It sort of looks
like two 16L8s but in the space of 3 or 4 16L8s. And I bet the
price will be $50. Less functionality (half the functions per square
inch of PC board) at 5 times the price. Oh, and it's half as fast too.

A real winner!

(by the way, I could be biased in my opinions about MMI)
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Phil Ngai (408) 749-5286 {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd70!phil