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From: robinson@shadow.Berkeley.EDU (Michael Robinson)
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Subject: Re: New CoCo-III's Market Niche
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Date: Wed, 6-Aug-86 20:40:13 EDT
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In article <1040@ihwpt.UUCP> knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen) writes:
>Radio Shack marketing has found a nice gap in the market
>and filled it pretty well -- the space between the 8-bit
>home "toys" and the 68K machines (which MS-DOS users would
>call "toys" too).

Actually, they are quite justified in calling them toys.  Just as much so as
someone who owns a Pinto is justified in calling both go-carts and
Porsche 944 Turbo's toys (admittedly, 944's usually don't cost less than
Pinto's).

If it's fun, it's a toy.  MS-DOS machines are not fun.

>Mike J Knudsen  __   ...ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen
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