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From: eve@ssc-bee.UUCP (Michael Eve)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari,net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: The real debate begins: Atari ST vs Commodore 128
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 14:06:53 EST
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> ...(I can't help but think of a $400 computer
> as anything but a TOY - albeit a great toy).

Elitism rears it's ugly, yuppy head again.

> ...  If the Amiga prices don't fall, then
> (MY OPINION) people might just give the machine the respect it deserves.
> There is a saying that goes "you get what you pay for", and to most people,
> the Amiga will still be worth the price.

In the Amiga case, you are getting $40 million dollars worth of TV advertising 
plus the opportunity to pay off Commodore's huge debt for the mistakes AFTER 
Tramiel left.

> 
> At this point, I think we ought to stop the silly Amiga vs. ST debate

Agreed. It is very silly.  Given two comparable computers, one $1500 and the 
other $300, the debate is ridiculous.

P.S.: I really do like the Amiga computer; I just hate the price. (And I love
all that memory on the new 1040 ST, and what about homebrew upgrades to 2 MEG!!)
-- 
	Mike Eve     Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
	...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!eve