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- From: jragosta@dca.net (Joe Ragosta)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Access 2 - Amiga Set-top Internet browser
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:05:50 -0500
- Organization: Graver Chemical
- Message-ID: <jragosta-1203961405500001@ppp-2018.dca.net>
- References: <4hp1sh$abu@lomond.icbl.hw.ac.uk> <4hsrof$nor@twizzler.callamer.com>
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- In article <4hsrof$nor@twizzler.callamer.com>, csmith@slonet.org (C.
- Deforrest Smith) wrote:
-
- > Chris J Schnurr <cjs@icbl.hw.ac.uk> wrote:
- > >This appeared in Edinburgh's Herald & Post this week (7th March'96):-
- > >-----------------(paraphrased)-------------------
- > >A local Edinburgh company Access Innovations is producing a new
- > >all inclusive internet browser for approximately 1/5th the cost
- > >of current PC or Mac products.
- > >
- > >Based on Amiga technology, the product will be an all inclusive
- > >machine which allows access to the internet via phone lines and
- > >uses a standard television set as a monitor.
- > >
- > >Specs are : CD-ROM, 2 Mb RAM, floppy drives, internal modem,
- > >keyboard and mouse.
- > >
- > >The full package is expected to cost around 200.00 uk pounds and
- > >should be ready for early summer.
-
- ROTFL. This has less to offer than Pippin (6 MB of RAM and RISC chip)
- which is $500. Where does 1/5 the cost come from?
-
- Heck, you could buy a PowerMac 6100 for $1000 with 8/500/CD/cache for
- $1000. How is this 1/5 the cost?
-
- --
- Regards, Joe Ragosta
-
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