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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Wake Up Commodore!
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 91 23:31:47 GMT

In article <CIMSHOP!DAVIDM.91Mar24140144@uunet.UU.NET> cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) writes:
>
>Ethan> 	I certainly don't want the A500 to disappear. But there
>Ethan> needs to be some model that is right for those who want a machine
>Ethan> usable for real applications (i.e. a hard drive) and minimal
>Ethan> expandability, in a well-designed machine. That is what I'm
>Ethan> looking for.
>
>The A500 should be this machine, though!  It should meet the most minimum
>capabilities and have a low price for the first time buyers.  It should also
>be readily expandable to this in-between state without forcing the first time
>buyer to give up what he already has.

	But to add these abilities to the A500 will only raise
its price. Creating a new machine doesn't make the A500 LESS
expandable, it simply gives another mid-end choice for people who
are looking for such a machine. These are the people who would
otherwise buy a 286 PC clone or a Mac Classic 2/40 or LC.
	You can currently get a Mac Classic 2/40 (2MB RAM, 40MB
HD) on educational discount for $1,150. That is almost impossible
to reach with an A500 unless you use a TV. And yes, I know all
the comparison issues as to why the Amiga would be better, but
yet somehow all those Macs keep selling so fast Apple can't make
them fast enough.

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	-- Ethan

Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb
A: None. It's a hardware problem.
