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From: diamond@hubcap.UUCP (David Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CEBIT Commodore Announcements (A2500, A3000), shipping RSN
Message-ID: <1264@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 31 Mar 88 06:32:44 GMT
References: <7735@oberon.USC.EDU> <10260005@eecs.nwu.edu> <9454@sunybcs.UUCP> <840@gethen.UUCP>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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Keywords: I am pissed about CBM abondoning me.
Summary: My .02 cents worth


 
  Ok picture this:
                 A lowly college student approaches a soapbox in the center of
              the room, climbs meekly on top of it and clears his throat.... 

          I have been reading this newsgroup for close to a year now and I
    have been entranced, upset, disgusted, curious , etc.,etc. But now I think
    it is time I put my opinion forward on Commodore.
          I was there in '82 when C= announced the 64. $595 dollars, wow, a
    lot of money for a 16 yr old to come up with. With financial backing
    (parents) I was one of the first in line to get this new and wonderous
    machine. I was astounded by its power. I mean look at the competition at
    the time...Atari 400 & 800 (w/ only 48k..but mine had 64K!) and Apple's
    overpriced IIe. It did things that I had only imagined that a computer 
    could do. It was with me thru thick and then for 4 yrs, even into college
    where I was laughed at by the Cloners(Inferior But Marketable clones) until
    they heard the fantastic SID chip and saw the colors dance. It served its  
    purpose well even thru the release of the 128. I was a bit upset by the
    overshadowing of my machine by the 128. But I knew, deep down that soon
    as is the nature of the PC market, there would be something better that
    would surpass my wildest imagination of PC's.      
 
   Narrator: An Amiga 1000 computer enters from a side curtain, spotlights
             focus on it.....
 
   The Amiga 1000. A Mac with colors, 4096 of them. Stereo sound. Beyond
   anything within its price range and quite a few that cost more. I said
   to myself, "Self",I sez,"this is the living end". So I sold my C=64 
   ( I got a whopping $200 for drive and CPU) went into hock for 2 grand of
   which I am still paying off. WOW! I had and have a computer that now 2 years    later is the standard by which many OTHER computer manufactures are measuring   their machines(graphics,sound, genlocks,digitizers,etc). I was the happiest
   that anyone that owed 2000 bucks and had virtually NO income could be.
   GUESS WHAT folks , I am still satified. The machine, at present does most
   of what the other machines can , in some form. No I do not have EHB, big
   hairy deal. I don't see any ultimate software package that incorporates
   it. Yes I get more than my share of GURU's but I get more than my share
   of PC enjoyment. So what that the new machines are announced and released.
   
   I don't feel cheated. The 1000 will not be my last PC. I felt envious at
   first. I felt rooked. But then I remembered what the alternatives were..
   A black and white screen about 2" by 2", a pretend computer from a video
   game console company, and the most boring, utilitarian set of chips to
   ever disgrace my eyes.( I will let your imagination place names with faces)
   Hats off to the engineers at Commodore who incorporate innovation as 
   a philosophy and not a buzzword(read that bold faced lie) as do the other
   players in the PC market.

   And as to the 2000 owners that have quite often rubbed it in my face (not  
   netters but acquitances), fine, I will stoically accept their ribbing and
   pride at their advantages over the 1000 and the fact that I didnt upgrade
   with the special offer. BUT! A year or so down the line when a new machine
   is introduced...(guesswork) The Amiga 3000 (w/ the '030',and other features
   that the 2000 cannot acquire or access) I will be the FIRST in line with
   my money (be it VISA or whatnot) to receive the NEW MACHINES. I will do
   my best to communicate superiority to other 2000 owners, as has been done
   to me (even thought 500,1000,2000 are functionally the same).
 
   To the gentlemen that feel they have been cheated I have 2 quotes :-)
   
   1) "If you want to play, you gotta pay"
   2) "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" :-)

   Thank heaven above for a company like Commodore that puts some excitement
   into personal computing. Keep it up!
   
   THAT IS MY 2 cents worth. 

   Oh yeah , that is supposed to be, acquaintances not acquitances.
   And the AMiga is not a Mac with colors. It's better!

   Let's move on to something more productive in this newsgroup... like IPC.
   Enough of this other garbage... 
 
   Narrator: And so our story ends as the tired,sweaty college student 
            steps off his pedestal and into the darkness to prepare for
            another day of extendible hashing and B-trees. Good Night  
            and GOD bless.
 
                                            Thank you for shopping at Kmart.
                                                          
    -David Lee
     Clemson University