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- From: chall@clover.cleaf.com (Chris Hall)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Can AT Surfer compete with Apple/Disney?
- Date: 12 Feb 1996 07:19:00 GMT
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- Bruce A. Rothwell (barothwe@cca.rockwell.com) wrote:
-
- : : I saw a report on CNN the other night that Disney was teaming up with
- : : Apple to offer a computer system specifically designed to provide
- : : Internet access via, of all things, a TELEVISION!
-
- : : The projected retail price is reported to be about $700.
-
- : : Hmmm... AT had better do SOME kind of major marketing if they
- : : expect to compete, wouldn't ya think?
-
- : : Bruce
-
- Wells Fargo Bank (wfblan@netcom.com) wrote:
-
- : The AT Web Page mentioned (but no longer) that the US Surfer Pack would sell
- : for $720. This sounds like its in the same ball park as the Disney/Apple
- : range. I would suggest AT strongly consider getting their feet wet in the
- : US to grab some of the Market share before this group or Oracle, etc, actually
- : get their systems to market. Now is the time to act! Go for it!
-
-
- If AT would port the Amiga OS over to 68k Macs and later to PPC Macs,
- they would be able to get their foot into that deal by providing a
- alternative OS for the machine. It would also give them a wedge into the
- American market without having to worry about shipping machines here.
-
- Porting the AmigaOS over to 68k Mac should be less difficult than
- porting to a PPC processor. I would gladly use a Mac with the Amiga OS.
-
-
- Chris Hall
-