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From: perry@sfsup.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A1000 -> A2000 expansion box?
Message-ID: <1207@sfsup.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 08:52:07 EST
Article-I.D.: sfsup.1207
Posted: Mon Mar 16 08:52:07 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Mar-87 05:36:22 EST
References: <17641@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <186@dcatla.UUCP> <1201@sfsup.UUCP> <759@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Organization: AT&T-IS, Summit N.J. USA
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Summary: Estimated Cost Too High

In article <759@hp-sdd.HP.COM>, nick@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Nick Flor) writes:
> In article <1201@sfsup.UUCP> perry@sfsup.UUCP writes:
> >Yes, there will be an expansion box for the Amiga 1000 which will
> >give you both A1000 Zorro capability And a full A2000 capability.
> >ASDG is designing one now.  Instead  of buying a SBII (which will

> I think Commodore should subsidize this box.  This way, all of us
> *loyal* customers who stuck our necks out and bought the Amiga 
> "pay another" 1000 "to upgrade to a 2000" will be happy.  

> Thank you for your time.  (This whole article assumes that the
> expansion box will cost at least 1000.  (Low volume reasons etc.))

Actually, we don't think that our 2000-and-1 will exceed $1000.00. We are
targeting $695 - $700 as a likely goal. 

Nick, you've  got  some  interesting concepts there though. One thing that
would really help us bring the cost to manufacture down is somehow getting
in on CBM's power supply buys. 

Power supply's are particularly prone to  big  discounts in big quantities
(higher than ASDG is likely to be able to swing). If we could somehow ride
along with CBM's power supply (for the A2000) buys, we would definately be
able to produce  the  box  for retail around 695 (and make a profit - wow,
what a concept?)

Now I know  such  a  deal  would  be really unorthodox, but maybe it could 
work?

Perry S. Kivolowitz