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From: ed@plx.UUCP (Ed Chaban)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Sasquatch Print
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Date: Fri, 5-Sep-86 17:24:47 EDT
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> Well, first - have you seen the PRICE of the PAL?  What C/A is trying to do,
> it seems to me, is to produce the most affordable unit they can (and I'm all
> for that!).  If that means that I have to use up more of my linear desk room,
> I'll do it - not that much sits alongside the Amiga, anyhow, that can't be
> moved to the top of the sidecar.


The point I'm trying to make is that rather than take an elegant approach
to the Amiga 1000 problem, CBM/AMIGA is turning the A1000 into a 
Hardware Kludge with connectors and cables all over the place!!

Furthermore, the announcement of the A2000 or A2500 or whatever makes
me suspicious as to just what the product life cycle of the A1000 is.
the "New Amiga" is supposed to have a 68010 in it. Will the A1000 be fully
software compatable with this unit? I doubt it.  Sure the 68010 includes 
the 68000 instruction set but it also has a few instructions that are not
in the 68000.   I'm almost sure that software developers will want to
develop software that runs well on this new "Business Amiga"  What does that 
mean to those of us with A1000's?? Do we have another PC-JR on our hands?
runs SOME but not ALL the software available for it's big brother??

Can you blame me for wanting to unload this turkey before the A2000 hits
the streets?  Remember I paid FULL PRICE for this unit ($2600). 

My Amiga was my first *REAL* computer. I expected a long loving 
relationship.

She broke my heart instead.......

Ed Chaban
Plexus Computers Inc.
Phone: (408) 943-2226
Net: sun!plx!mts1!ed

Disclaimer:  My opinions are my own not my employer's