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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New Amiga (long range rumors :-))
Message-ID: <1739@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 25-Apr-87 15:42:20 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 25 15:42:20 1987
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Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
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In article <133UD118191@NDSUVM1> UD118191@NDSUVM1.BITNET writes:
>I'd like to reply to some of these long-range Amiga rumors. As for the Amiga
>375, I have my doubts.

	Have no doubt's, it isn't going to happen.  List for the A500 has
	been mentioned at $650 initially, and nobody's going to give them
	away for half-price...

>                       But I did hear a rumor that originated out of Chicago:
>Supposedly, the Amiga 500 will NOT be released as pictured in the latest
>issue of Amazing Computing.

	Sorry, the machine as pictured is hitting the shelves in Europe right
	about now and and is making good progress towards the US shelves...

>The apparent reason behind this latest rumor is that a lot of the third party
>hardware maufacturers were complaining about the bus being on the left side
>of the A500, etc. And, if this is true, then supposedly the Amiga 1000 will
>be manugactured with the A500 chips (e.g., FatAgnes) but will probably be
>housed in the A1000 case.

	The hardware folks have a legitimate gripe, however most of them
	seem to admit that the potential A500 volume makes it worthwhile
	to rework their products for that market.

	Iff there is a continued demand for the A1000 style machine, then
	revising the main board to use the A500 chipset would be a reasonable
	idea, but it's not going to happen unless people vote with their
	wallets...
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
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