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From: ricker@bunker.UUCP (ricker)
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Subject: Re: Need Lots of Storage (was: incompetent executives)
Message-ID: <1169@bunker.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-May-86 11:09:07 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 29 11:09:07 1986
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Summary: 

In article <260@usl-pc.UUCP> jpdres10@usl-pc.UUCP (Green Eric Lee) writes:
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>OK. Granted, the Amiga is a great computer. . .
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>HOWEVER: [Relates interesting business problem]
>

A question that occurs to me is: What market is the Amiga aimed at?

I realize that the name of the division is Commodore Business Machines, but
I am only vaguely aware of any businesses that use it. Most of the people I
am coming into contact with are developer's like myself, either independent or
academic. And the applications, do not seem to be oriented toward finance,
marketing, or logistic problems. Paintboxes, music editors, scientific modeling
packages are the most visible to me.

>  b) The hardware people should be working on low-cost hard disk drives and
>RAM expansions, not modems, or should be helping 3rd parties who do
>plan to bring out low-cost hard disk drives and RAM expansions (there
>are none now).

I cannot comment on the dealer network problem but I definitely agree about Mr.
Lee's suggestion for more data storage and lots of it. Business data processing
is based upon two major areas: Transaction processing and Decision analysis.
Both require the ability to handle mega-bytes of data easily. A pleasant
interface is temporarily expendable.

So bring on the hard disks and RAM expansions!!
--
Ricker
in Connecticut