Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!r38
From: R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: 1000 owners get sticked?
Message-ID: <37321R38@PSUVM>
Date: 26 Mar 88 00:01:56 GMT
Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center
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I think it is possible that 1000 owners are taking the wrong position in
terms of support and expansion.  When they bought their 1000's did they
expect to have the expansion that the 2000 provides?  They don't have a
CPU slot or video slot,   and without a '2000-in-1' type deal, no zorro.
They don't have a 200 watt power supply or the new keyboard or the standard-
ized parallel/serial ports.
BUT- They DO have an AMIGA.  Yes, it still runs Amiga software.  And it
runs just fine without a 68020 card or 2086.  If they NEED those
peripherals, then they know how to get them.  I have a 1MB 2drive A500
and after computer-hopping from VIC 20 to C64 to C128, I feel I have
found a computer that will do what I need it to do and most
efficiently.
I don't have any compulsion (and neither should 1000'ers) to keep up
with the "Joneses (aka 2000s)" just because Commodore does.  Its their
job.  If we require the new technology to do our jobs, then we can
get '2000-in-1' or 1000/500 specific products.  Or buy a 2000.
All I can say is what did you expect from your computer when you
bought it?
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