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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Unexpandable megas
Message-ID: <25126@cup.portal.com>
Date: 17 Dec 89 07:07:10 GMT
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Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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Jason Steiner observes:
>Now I find out that Atari crippled the Mega2s in an effort to rip off it's
>customers.  I can stand bad support, but that's outrageous!  I'd rather not 
>a computer from a company that does stuff like that.
 
Consider that the *cheapest* IBM clone board comes *socketed* for easy memory
expansion to the maximum RAM the system can utilize...
 
Then consider that Atari could have socketed the Mega ST2 for easy memory
expansion for less than $1.00...
 
Then decide for yourself what Atari's reasoning is...
 
BobR