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From: geller@eli.UUCP (David Geller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new machines
Message-ID: <218@eli.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 26-Apr-87 23:35:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: eli.218
Posted: Sun Apr 26 23:35:55 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 27-Apr-87 03:41:04 EDT
References: <708@imsvax.UUCP>
Organization: Electric Logic, Inc., Washington, D.C.
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Summary: Are you serious?

In article <708@imsvax.UUCP>, paul@imsvax.UUCP (Paul Knight) writes:
>     I can't see that the new IBM machines fill any kind of a need which
> is not currently being met by AT clones or, in fact, do anything at all
> which isn't already being done at a third the price.
> 
>     Present 8-10 mh AT clones with Seagate or MaxStore disks are
> approaching the point of ridiculous speed now;  98% of their users will
> never come close to needing the speed which is actually available, hence
> I simply can't see IBM selling any of the PS2's because the machines out
> there now are two slow.

(1) I suspect that this person has absolutely NO data whatsoever to
support their claim that 98% of current upper-end AT clone users don't
need the speed resources they have.

(2) People joked about how the first computers would be "plenty"
fast enough to handle just about everything...

(3) I am quite sure that the new IBM PC line will be very successful.
It carries a name, is well made, and resonably compatible with the
most successful personal computer line around - the original stuff.

(4) The new line WILL fill a need. The quality is consistently FAR
superior to many of the clones I have examined - there is a far greater
degree of total design than can be found with clones - the new buss
offers better performance system-wide.

(5) I use clones - I would be crazy to buy name-brand. But what about
people who don't have the experience that many of us have - can't sit
down and build an AT clone in 20 minutes...don't know how or where
to buy components from? I suspect that are MANY MANY people who require
products supported from a large company with a fairly decent
reputation.

(6) Maybe you have it in for IBM. Heck - most of us do - but it
should NOT make us blind to their enormous business potential and
fairly decent and reliable quality line of personal computers.

David Geller
Electric Logic, Inc.
Washington, D.C.