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From: acs@amdahl.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 buy-back & changing standards...
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 22:21:47 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 22 22:21:47 1987
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Awright, look...I've had my 1000 for about 2 yrs.  I haven't invested a
LOT of money in it but I have invested some.  What's bothering me (and
probably a lot of other people) is that I *think* that the peripheral
market is gonna dry up on the 1000: that companies are gonna make
2000/500-only periphs.  This doesn't obsolete our machines but it makes
life a bit more difficult for us (quite a bit more difficult).  If I
had the money to sink into a 2000 I'd do it NOW!--but I don't so I
can't.  I'm not mad at Commodore for coming out with the 2000 or the
500, I just wish that *one* of them had the same upgrade path that the
1000 does.  It may be possible to build some kind of converter-thingie
that will allow 500 periphs to be slapped onto a 1000 and it may not.
If it were possible and someone built one I'd feel a lot better (not
*good*, just better).

The other thing that's bothering me is that I don't know *for sure* that
Commodore will offer KS upgrades on floppy.  I've asked that question of
the net before and got a rather re-assuring response from Bart but I'd
like it if someone else from Cmdr would come forward and put my mind at
rest.  I am quite pleased with the buy-back deal and am *very* impressed
that it has been offered.  (Can't think of any other micro company that's
made that offer, can you?)
-- 
Tony Sumrall acs@amdahl.com <=> amdahl!acs

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