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From: yarnall@usceast.UUCP (Ken Yarnall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IBM vs AMIGA cost
Summary: Duhhhhh
Message-ID: <3136@usceast.UUCP>
Date: 10 Mar 90 22:14:12 GMT
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Organization: Math Department, University of South Carolina (ahem; The USC)
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In article <4254@vaxwaller.UUCP> richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins) writes:
+
+	Four years ago AMIGA		Today IBM
+	--------------------		---------
+	$2500 AMIGA system		$2400 IBM 80386 with 80387 co-processor
+	$ 500 Monitor (Sony)		$ 600 Monitor NEC 3D
+	$1000 20Meg harddisk 		$ 500 65 Meg Harddisk 28msec
+	$ 700 2Meg memory		$ 400 4 Megs of 80ns memory
+	-----				------
+	$4700				$3800
+	+ $$$$$ for software		+ $$$$$ for software
+
+	Four years ago a dollar was worth more!

Not in the computer industry!  Anybody can see that prices have fallen
through the floor.  $700 for 2Meg of memory?  How can you possibly think that
this price comparison makes ->any<- sense??

+A comparable AMIGA system today would include an accelerator board,
+flicker fixer and a 65 meg HD and would cost around $7000.00, and 
+would still only have a screen resolution of 640x400,16 color.

Well, gee wizz...I got my A2500/30, with a 24-pin printer, modem, multi-sync
monitor, 3Meg of memory, and a 40 Meg harddisk, all for less than $4000.

+I still think the AMIGA has a lot going for it when you include its
+multitasking operating system, sound and video capabilities. BUT,
+is the increased cost for the extra processing and display capabilities
+worth the extra bucks?

I just don't see any extra bucks...How much did an AT cost 4 years ago?

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Ken Yarnall                             yarnall@cs.scarolina.EDU
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