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From: keithd@gryphon.COM (Keith Doyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: what is wrong with CBM?
Message-ID: <14973@gryphon.COM>
Date: 22 Apr 89 01:58:15 GMT
References: <111400036@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> <10434@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Reply-To: keithd@gryphon.COM (Keith Doyle)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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In article <10434@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> bdiscoe@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Ben W. Discoe) writes:
>   I am almost sure the reason Commodore switched was cost - they found a
>source of cheap monitors which could replace the 1080's quite easily.
>Indeed. the "original" Amiga monitors are very nice, and the others brands
>(I am convinced they have gone through several OEM's) have been much
>worse.  Arcing and the glare were among the problems, but from everything
>I've seen and heard,
>
>   THEY'VE SWITCHED BACK NOW!  so GIVE C= A BREAK!

Then I'd highly recommend that they use a new number, 1090S or something,
to disassociate the new monitor from the flaky ones.  I'd like to tell
people, "Make sure you get a 1090S" instead of "To be safe, you'd better
buy a Sony somethingorother or a used 1080". 

Keith Doyle
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