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From: c162-fe@zooey.Berkeley.EDU (Jonathan Dubman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Upgrading: The Very Idea
Message-ID: <2005@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>
Date: 2 Apr 88 02:33:24 GMT
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Reply-To: c162-fe@zooey.Berkeley.EDU (Jonathan Dubman)
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I don't mean to instigate already fuming Amiga 1000 owners, BUT-

It is economically unfeasible for a computer manufacturer to keep all users
complelely up to date on the latest hardware at a low cost.  What many people
don't seem to realize is that the users always pay a lot for upgrades, whether
it is up front, at the time of the computer's original purchase, or later.

How many other industries offer upgrading?  The automobile industry?  The
audio equipment industry?  With the rocket pace of the computer industry,
consider yourselves lucky that your transient standards are stable enough to
make upgrades feasible.

I think the root of the whole problem here is the inexpandability of the
original Amiga 1000.  That was a mistake.  Look at the success of the Apple II
and the IBM PC, both of which included an array of slots from the very
beginning.  Leaving the bus connector on the side of the Amiga 1000 was like
leaving the hood open on a car and calling it expandable.

Personally, I'm planning on leapfrogging the A2000 and getting an A3000.  I can
give the A1000 to my little brother, who will be very happy.  I'd love an A2000
(even with no garage or pencil holder) on the house, but I'm not expecting one.
I'd rather have the company stay in business so I can buy their next machine!

	*&(Jonathan Dubman)
	SLOTS , not SOTS