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From: vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Vidhyanath K. Rao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga as an X terminal (was "Memory and the A2024 Hedley monitor")
Summary: What about detachable keyboards?
Message-ID: <877@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 8 Sep 88 16:44:58 GMT
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In article <12017@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
> I don't think so.  I  believe that Ameristar showed at Siggraph a 
> slap-on-the side A500 ethernet card that it was rumored COULD list
> for less than $300 according to a friend that was there. If this were
> true, one could get an Amiga-based "X terminal" for a little over $1000.

There is strong pressure (from employees, unions, legistatures etc) for
requiring detachable keyboards on all pcs/terminals bought henceforth. This
puts the 500 at a strong disadvantage. 
-Nath
vkr@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu