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From: cmcmanis@pepper.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 1000->2000 upgrade: no longer just a rumor!!
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Date: Tue, 16-Jun-87 14:09:08 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 16 14:09:08 1987
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In article <174@sugar.UUCP> karl@sugar.UUCP (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>In my opinion, though, it isn't a good idea to trade up because the
>advantages of the 2000 are vapor until cheap hard disks,
>coprocessors (68020?), memory and such become commercially available.

One of the advantages of getting the bridge card for the 2000 would be
the ability to plug in either a PC hard-card or PC internal drive 
(using the 5.25" cutout to support it). Either way you will pay about 
$400 for 20 Megabytes. So counting the Bridge card your looking at 
$995 for a hard disk (where have I heard that number before), but at
the same time you do get PC compatibility.

>Also, the 1000 was being routinely discounted by as much as 25% within
>a few months of its introduction.  If it's the same for the 2000, you
>should be able to buy one outright for $1000 (minus monitor of course,
>you have one, right?) in a few months and keep your 1000 as a doorstop
>or whatever.

Pardon me for correcting your math, but if the 1000 was discounted 25%
within a few months and the same happened to the 2000 you would be 
able to buy it for $1500 not $1000. Frankly, I don't see Commodore
pushing that hard for it. No offense intended, but the 500 puts 
Commodore marketing right back in familiar territory, it can be 
marketed like a souped up C-64. I am wondering though why it doesn't
have AmigaBASIC in ROM though...


--Chuck McManis
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