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From: ed@plx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore Show News Report
Message-ID: <544@plx.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 19:58:43 EST
Article-I.D.: plx.544
Posted: Thu Feb 26 19:58:43 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Mar-87 09:58:08 EST
References: <8702240621.AA08747@ingres.Berkeley.EDU> <994@osiris.UUCP>
Organization: Plexus Computers, San Jose, CA.
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Summary: A Wise Man Speaks

In article <994@osiris.UUCP>, eric@osiris.UUCP (Eric Bergan) writes:
> In article <8702240621.AA08747@ingres.Berkeley.EDU>, hatcher@INGRES.BERKELEY.EDU (Doug Merritt) writes:
> > I think that an Amiga 2000 with a 68020 running Unix will be pretty hot in
> > the workstation market; should really put a cramp in the sales of $10,000
> 
> 	Sorry, I think they are going to have to do better than that to
> go after the workstation market. The latest fliers I got from Sun
> indicate that they are now selling the 3/50 in 6-packs for about $3900

Gee, someone who knows a little about marketing has finally started reading
comp.sys.amiga.  Sorry Doug, a toy company will not become the next SUN.
NeXT and Apple have that market sewed up.  My question for CBM is when
are you gonna junk AMIGADOS? 

Hot Product:

	a 80386-based UNIX box with a MS-DOS virtual machine
	capability. This baby could be built for a HELL of
	a lot less than a 680X0 based system with a 80286
	coprocessor. Hey Amiga, ever think of attaching your
	graphics chips to a '386?

X-Windows is a MUST. Looks as though INTUITION (like TRIPOS) is bound 
for obscurity.  

The next step in the computer revolution will be death of the dumb-Ascii
terminal.  Someone who can integrate Dos and UNIX on a single INEXPENSIVE
workstation  will establish a "Standard" as the VT100 is a standard in
the terminal marketplace.

Personally, I think a 386 based PC-Clone is the best candidate. It WILL
run UNIX of course and keep Corporate America happy by also running DOS.

I don't hate AMIGA, I just feel sorry for them...

-ed-