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- From: pleung@cs.buffalo.edu (Patrick Leung)
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- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 15:44:18 GMT
- Organization: University at Buffalo
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- Alan L.M. Buxey (kcci1@central.susx.ac.uk) wrote:
- : Karl Thomas posted the following:
- : : You're bragging about this? For $1300 you can get a PowerMac 6116 with
- : : 8Megs of RAM, a 500Mb Hard Drive, a good quality 14" monitor, a modem, a CD-ROM
- : : drive, and loads of software
-
- : "quality" and " 14" " are not designed to go into the same sentence.
-
- : and so what about LOADS of software? most of it will be pack-in crap
- : that you'll never run more than once. and the modem will be an outdated
- : 14.4 that probably succeeds more 12000 connections than 14400.
-
-
- ;-)) This reminds me of my .signature. It has a quote from a Commodore ad
- which sums everything well. "It's not how little you pay. It's how much
- you get."
-
-
- : : get a dx/2-66 with all of the hardware you named for less than $1300 and
- : : you would have a much faster system. Just look in Computer Shopper
- : : sometimes.
-
- : faster CPU, not faster system.
-
-
- Yes. I agree. I think it is safe to say that the majority of PeeCee
- people run one of Bill's girlfriends: Mi$$ DO$, Mi$$ Window$, and Mi$$ NT.
- All three of them are very resouce intensive, and wasteful. They'll clear
- out your wallet in no time, and drain out of your resources.
- While you're busy playing with one of Bill's girlfriends, Bill sneeks
- behind your back, steals your car keys, home keys, checkbook, credit cards,
- cash... you get the idea--
-
-
- Patrick Leung | "It's not how little you pay.
- pleung@acsu.buffalo.edu | It's how much you get."
- http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~pleung | -- Commodore --
-