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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Wake Up Commodore!
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 91 04:04:19 GMT

In article <CIMSHOP!DAVIDM.91Mar21151311@uunet.UU.NET> cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) writes:
>
>Ethan> He does have a point, though. There is no intermediate model, something
>Ethan> between an A500 and an A2000HD (I don't consider the A2000 a real
>Ethan> choice for almost anyone, if you want more than the 500 the 2000HD is
>Ethan> an important jump, IMNSHO).
>
>The only thing I see wrong with the A500 is the placement of the expansion
>port.  If something could be done so that most expansions for the A500 don't
>occupy so much desktop space, I think home users would be very happy.  And,
>ultimately, home users are the people that the A500 (or whatever the low-end
>Amiga is) has to attract.  That means very low price (probably <$300 to begin
>with) and reasonable and easy expansion when they have the money (expansion
>devices available in <$300 increments).
>
	I guess I should've explained my problems with the A500 a
bit better.

1) Attached keyboard is ugly
2) I like the keyboard on my lap. Impossible here. Just an
Ethanism though.
3) You can't put a monitor on top. This is very inconvenient if
you don't have much space
4) Very important though is the expandability. Yes, you can
expand via the slot at the left, but you are paying a lot for
extra casing and power supply, which also looks real ugly and
gets even more in the way.
	If it were possible to put a hard drive INSIDE the case,
there would be a big cost savings for those who want an HD.

	I certainly don't want the A500 to disappear. But there
needs to be some model that is right for those who want a machine
usable for real applications (i.e. a hard drive) and minimal
expandability, in a well-designed machine. That is what I'm
looking for.

	-- Ethan


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