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From: jhs@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA
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Subject: Re: The Power Without The Price etc.
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Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 17:23:38 EDT
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In all fairness to Atari, John Buchanan should state whether or not the
80386 system prices he mentioned include a monitor or not, and also how
much memory is included.  I suspect the system price is going to be more
like $3000 and up when you configure it for actual use.

Nevertheless, it is true that 32-bit systems are coming down in price.
Atari would do well to hit the market running, with a 68020-based product,
very soon and in if possible in the under-$2K price range, if they want to
hang onto the performance:price ratio leadership position that they
established with the 520ST and 1040ST.

-John Sangster / jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa