Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ateng!chip
From: chip@ateng.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Powerful machines at home (was Re: R.I.P. BYTE:)
Keywords: BYTE, subscription, letter, fed up, POWER USERS
Message-ID: <1988Sep2.181008.6537@ateng.uucp>
Date: 2 Sep 88 22:10:07 GMT
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Reply-To: chip@ateng.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg)
Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL
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According to leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson):
>Given the fact that expensive computers are less popular as toys than
>expensive cars, I doubt that anything over $5k will *ever* be considered
>a "home" system. That doesn't mean that no one will use them at home, just
>that it will be unusual.

Who said anything about $5k?  A decent Xenix/286 or Microport system can
be had for $3k.
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Chip Salzenberg                <chip@ateng.uu.net> or <uunet!ateng!chip>
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