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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: MacWorld Show impression
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Date: Wed, 27-Aug-86 01:36:03 EDT
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In article <444@aecom.UUCP> naftoli@aecom.UUCP (Robert N. Berlinger) writes:
>> But I was completely blown away by *large screens.*  
>
>I think everyone is, but the question is do we want to spend
>~$2000 for something that could be very cheap once the open Mac comes
>out?  To me, the price seems artificially high because of the fact
>that "we've got no other choice".  Would a "similar" monitor with the
>same resolution and graphics card cost as much for an IBM PC (not to say
>that they are comparable!)?
>
>Are we getting ripped off, or is the dollars per pixel ratio good?
>-- 
Opinion:

We are not getting ripped off.
The dollar per pixel ratio is good, by 'present' standards.

A previous response to the same article said approx.:
	' Why not by a Sun standalone for approx. the same amount'
implying the Sun standalone was better. That's a valid implication for
some users, but not for others. You can't run Macintosh software on a Sun.

I wish we had more options, say:

	1. 72x72 9 inch (standard Macintosh)
	2. 72x72 12 inch	~$200 - $500
	3. Something in between		~$1000
	4. The $2000 high resolution, large monitors.

All of the above may be available with the 'Open Mac' but I bet it will
cost me more to replace my Mac with an 'Open Mac' than to add features.
As always I will make THAT choice when necessary, not on advance speculation.

If I had a commercial application running on a Mac, say that Mac-Apollo
connection, I'd welcome the $2000 large, high pixel screen, and I'd guess
the users/developers are jumping.

Me, I'm waiting. But I'm not feeling ripped off. I've priced machines
which give the same ability the Prodigy + Mac + large screen provides.
And $13000 Sun vs. $11000 Mac + Prodigy + Screen comes down to:

	"Unix + Unix applications vs. Mac + Mac applications"

not

	"$11000 vs. $13000"

Each buyer must make his own choice.

P.S. 
	I love Unix and use it where it fits.
	I love my Mac, and use it where it fits.

	I would love to use one machine for both. I can't.

I feel frustrated, but not ripped off.

-- 
 Jim Budler
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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Once and for all: I like my Macintosh