Path: utzoo!lsuc!ncrcan!brambo!morgan From: morgan@brambo.UUCP (Morgan W. Jones) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: CEBIT Commodore Announcements (A2500, A3000), shipping RSN Message-ID: <376@brambo.UUCP> Date: 25 Mar 88 14:53:47 GMT References: <7735@oberon.USC.EDU> <10260005@eecs.nwu.edu> <9454@sunybcs.UUCP> <3488@cbmvax.UUCP> <8649@g.ms.uky.edu> <8659@g.ms.uky.edu> Reply-To: morgan@brambo.UUCP (Morgan W. Jones) Organization: Bramalea Software Inc., Bramalea, Ont. Lines: 23 What is with these people complaining that the 1000 is obsolete? Commodore intro'd the machine, what, five years ago? Any other company would have just abandoned the machine. Commodore is pretty much unique in that they offered an EXCELLENT upgrade offer, made the new machine compatible with the old one, AND NEW RELEASES OF THE OS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE 1000. If you want a machine which is just as obsolete now as it was the day it was introduced, buy a PC clone. If the 2500's weren't compatible with the 2000, I'd agree with getting away from Commodore. But since it's not, it's obvious that Commodore is trying to give people more bang for their buck than any other company, in addition to having the best machine. Sean, you say that you will never buy another C-A product. What will you buy? I sure don't know of any other non-cp/m style (ie. ms-dos) machine where you get the same compatibility options. -- Morgan Jones - Bramalea Software Inc. morgan@brambo.UUCP ...!{uunet!mnetor!lsuc!ncrcan, utgpu!telly}!brambo!morgan "These might not even be my opinions, let alone anyone else's."