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From: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom SALES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CBM BASHING
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Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 17:52:48 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 26 17:52:48 1987
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I tried and tried to answer Mike's gripes in a reply, but realized in
the end that it is futile.  Mike, and whomever else feels so strongly
that we have done the world a disservice by introducing the A2000,
have obviously made their feelings well known, and I don't think we're
utilizing the net in the best way by continuing this discussion.  I'll
gladly respond further in mail.

Some customers want technology and computing elegance, other people
want productivity tools.  The IBM PC and all of its derivatives, give
people the latter, and the Amiga 1000 gave people the former but not
the latter until more software was available.  The software coming
out daily for the Amiga computers is requiring more and more memory,
hard disks, and more video capabilities.  These issues were addressed
in the A2000.  Want another 2Mb?  Slip in an A2052.  Want a hard disk?
Put in a PC Hardcard if you have the Bridgeboard or
an ST506 or SCSI drive with our A2090, or even both if you like.  Want
more video capabilities?  We've got video expansion slots which will
allow forthcoming video cards to give you that.  Granted you CAN do
all but the last with the A1000, but not as cleanly, and not without
a major increase in size.

If the A2000 is not for you - fine.  I'm just trying to tell you who
it is for - business, vertical markets, and a lot of University labs.

No-one is forcing you to upgrade to the A2000.  Cards for the A1000 are
still available, and as you mentioned, vendors will come out with
expansion devices for the A1000 that allow you to plug in cards designed
for the A2000.

The only thing I want to respond to is:

> It's the incredibly Charlie Brown act with the expansion specs,
> and the implied
> "if you fail to upgrade, you have no one to blame but yourself"
> that came from you guys.

Please don't misquote so badly.

You don't have to upgrade - whomever it was you THINK said that the
A2000 would be the only way to go was merely stating a commercial
reality, not a Commodore strategy.  That is, there will be more
cards designed for the A2000 than for the A1000.  Not something we
control, it's just bound to happen.  That's why it makes sense for
a lot (NOT EVERYONE) of people to upgrade.  As it is in your case,
there are a lot of people who prefer certain design features of the
A1000, and that's great, and the marketplace will support you.

	Please guys, let's try and be constructive.

		Paul.