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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
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Subject: Re: a1000 and 1.4 The official release
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Date: 10 Feb 90 04:41:28 GMT
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In article <26764@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes:
>I think it is grand of CBM to again offer an upgrade!  Other companies should
>be so magnanimous and actually respect and support their customers.

Finally somebody that appreciates Commodore efforts at enhancing technology
and still offer a rather reasonable upgrade path to owners of 5-year old
machines.  The A1000 with 1.3 is a perfectly usable machine TODAY.
This is the second A1000->A2000 upgrade that Commodore has offered
in two years.   IMHO, Commodore has done much more than any other 
microcomputer company I've been involved with to support owners of its
machines.  If third party efforts (like the rejuvenator and valley group thing)
are successsful, then even A1000 owners might be able to fully upgrade.
Try to understand that Commodore has limited resources and I certainly prefer
them to spend time and money on the A3000 and new machines for Commodore's
future (and survival).  Things like the rejuvenator can be better addressed
by small 3rd parties.  Commodore has never refused to provide hardware 
developers with Amiga ROMS and custom chips (one company, Michigan Software,
has done most of his business reselling A1000 1.3 boards). Compare that with
the willingness of 'other' companies to provide hardware developers with such
chips (yes, their name starts with A :-).

So, why don't we stop all the whining and moaning?  First, it is stale.
I've read the same stuff two years ago.  Second, it is unwarranted.
Gee, what whould have happened if no upgrade was offered?  Whould you 
have started shooting at Commodore? :-)

Comp.sys.amiga is becoming more and more the pulpit for cry babies.  I
guess I'm happy of the split now.  If this rubbish continues, then it
is really time to read only comp.sys.amiga.{tech & hardware}.

-- Marco
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