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From: richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CBM and upgrade paths
Message-ID: <1223@vaxwaller.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 16:02:39 EST
Article-I.D.: vaxwalle.1223
Posted: Fri Nov  6 16:02:39 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 9-Nov-87 04:40:10 EST
References: <8711040542.AA29099@violet.berkeley.edu> <299@uscacsc.UUCP> <5788@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA
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Summary: I'm on CBM's side on this one

In article <5788@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>, mwm@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Mike (My watch has windows) Meyer) writes:
> In article <299@uscacsc.UUCP> papa@uscacsc.UUCP (Marco Papa) writes:
> <OK, Mike, you made your point.  Believe that there are other people that
> <are *NOT* CBM, and that disagree with you.
> 
> Oh, I knew that *long* ago. Right after Ed Chaban said that he liked
> the A2000. He's not the only one.
> 

	I'm one of the other people who side with the way CBM is going
	with the A2000.  I personally like the A1000 better than the
	A2000 as it exists now and have no immediate plans for upgrading
	my machine.  This does not mean that the A2000 will not be the
	superior machine in a few years.  It is better to pay the piper
	now than to continue with hardware that is hard and costly to
	expand.  I've been very disappointed with the A1000 when it came
	time to add extra memory and a harddisk and feel that my starboard II
	and Xebec 20 meg harddisk is a kludge to a machine with great
	potential.  If I understand your point of view, its that CBM did
	not provide an upgrade path for the A1000 owners.  Well in my
	opinion, hardware is cheap and software is expensive (not only
	money but the time to learn the software).  I've got well over
	$1000.00 worth of software and it is all usable on A2000.  I'd
	suggest you live and love your A1000 until you want a divorce,
	then buy an A2000.
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