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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CEBIT Commodore Announcements (A2500, A3000), shipping RSN
Message-ID: <8803240324.AA28576@cory.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 24 Mar 88 03:24:20 GMT
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>No, but I *really* hate owning a machine that commodore has all but
>abandoned. I will *not*, repeat, will not, buy another commodore computer.
>Perhaps if commodore hears this they will realize that there are some
>very unhappy users out there.
>
>For example, how about the CEBIT announcement about enhanced graphics
>chips being available sometime (with no interlace) for the 500 and
>2000.  THERE'S A NUMBER MISSING IN THERE, COMMODORE.  HEAR ME???

	Essentially, you are pissed off because CA fixed some problems
with the expansion bus and added some traces to the A500/A2000 
motherboards for future expandability, and are now cashing in on their
previous planning.  Frankly, it makes no sense for a company to pull
itself into bankruptcy just to satisfy a small number of users.

>
>>The 2500 is a 2000 plus the add-on boards you mention.  Is that so
>>difficult for you to understand?
>
>I understand it completely, which is why it pisses me off so much.
>
>Sean

	It really is not as bad as all that.  Sure, A1000 owners can't
have *everything* the A500/A2000 owners can have, but they can have most
of it if they want it.

	I find myself in a particularly good position to argue here,
having an A1000.  I am satisfied with my current configuration.  I have
a microbotics Starboard II with an SCSI interface, two external floppies,
and plan to buy an SCSI HD in the near future.  When (If) I ever upgrade
to an A2000, I will be able to move every iota of external hardware to
the new machine.  All my hardware will work, any software I have will
be completely compatible...  And for those people who really go for 
professional systems it's the software that costs the $$, not the
hardware.  Even though I'm not one of those types, I still don't feel
like I'm getting the short end of the stick!

	Sure, there are some things which may not be moveable or upgradable.
The world turns and if you stop, it will move on without you.  Hell, people
still use PDP11/70s for godsakes!  Do you think they are missing out on
something??  you bet they are, same as the people who still use slide rules.
(except the people with slide rules will be in a somewhat better position
if we have a nuclear war).  Do you think I intend to make my A1000 my base
computer for the rest of my life?  NO WAY Hosay (ay = e with accent mark).

					-Matt