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From: rjg@nis.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AMIGA 2000 and IBM compatability
Message-ID: <258@nis.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Apr-87 19:38:23 EST
Article-I.D.: nis.258
Posted: Thu Apr  2 19:38:23 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Apr-87 01:28:16 EST
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Reply-To: rjg@nis.UUCP (Robert J. Granvin)
Organization: National Information Systems, Inc., Minneapolis
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In article <2845@ecsvax.UUCP> urjlew@ecsvax.UUCP (Rostyk Lewyckyj) writes:
>
>O.K. folks. This thursday IBM is going to announce its new PCs.
>According to all the rumours they will use a new proprietary
>buss, and none of the existing expansion boards will work in
>this new machine. Also at the same time or shortly later, IBM
>will be announcing a new operating system to go with these new
>machines. Of course the BIOS of the new machines will also
>be different.
>So where does this leave the AMIGA 2000, (and the new MAC ?)
  .... [some more stuff]

Well, my personal opinions on new machines are always a wait and see.
Because IBM releases a new machine that may be geared to replace it's
predecessor machines (PC/XT/AT, et.al.), does not mean that the
business community which heavily uses these items will accept the new
machine.  A machine conversion for a business is costly from every
aspect... people, time, money.  Businesses may simply not concern
themselves with a new computer.

Even so, let's assume it's a perfectly good machine.  This does not
guarantee that the machine will survive, or be at all successful if it
does.  (many names immediately come to mind).

Therefore, I'm not worried about the A2000, or the Mac.  I have yet to
be convinced that any new machine from IBM will cause any significant
stir in the business community.  If it does, which wouldn't happen
anywhere near immediately, then I'll personally start considering the
implications.  This new machine has to cause a real incredible
groundswell all over the business world before the 'clones' and
'compatibles' run into real problems.

(It's still a very valid question, though.... :-)

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 Robert J. Granvin                                 UUCP: ihnp4!meccts!nis!rjg
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