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From: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Commodore's handling of the Amiga  [was Re: Apple stumbles...]
Message-ID: <6684@apple.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 15:59:28 EST
Article-I.D.: apple.6684
Posted: Mon Nov  9 15:59:28 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 20:07:01 EST
References: <8711030308.AA01230@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <6613@apple.UUCP> <305@fairlight.oz>
Reply-To: dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
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In article <305@fairlight.oz> gary@fairlight.UUCP (Gary Evesson) writes:
>In article <6613@apple.UUCP> dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) writes:
>>	Sorry, I can't buy this one.  Given that every Mac ever made has
>>the AppleTalk hardware built in, and that the driver/protocol software
>>is all builtin to the system software it would seem as if all the basics
>>are in place.  The amiga requires extra hardware (=$, probably significant
>>amounts thereof)
>
>Ahem....
>
>	1) There is no special hardware in the Mac for Appletalk - it plugs into
>           the serial port.
	Precisely the point.  It's all that's needed when combined with
	the software provided.  Contrasted with networking boards for the
	PC which run upwards of $200 (and probably closer to $500) each.
	If you have more than three things on your network you can even
	buy the 100m of cable mentioned below.  Or you can get phonenet
	and phone wire for:
		100 m phone cable (@ .30/m)	 $30
		30 Taps (@ $20)			$600
		Total				$630
	For less than $30 more, you configured 10 times the number of
	nodes for networking.
>	2) Appletalk costs a fortune - for no good reason as far as I can see.
>	   I spoke to a dealer here in Australia who wanted to sell me 100m of
>	   cable for over A$1,000 ($US650) - he was embarrased, but that's how
>	   much Apple wanted for it.
	I believe we're once again seeing the infamous international/
	domestic price differential.  And yes, I agree that Apple's
	cabling is on the expensive side, but there are much cheaper
	compatible alternatives.
>
>							gary@fairlight.oz
>							Gary Evesson


-- 
	David W. Berry
	dwb@well.uucp                   dwb@Delphi
	dwb@apple.com                   973-5168@408.MaBell
Disclaimer: Apple doesn't even know I have an opinion and certainly
	wouldn't want if they did.