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- From: mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca (Reg Martin)
- Subject: Re: Multiple versions of the Walker?
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- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:31:59 GMT
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- Randy Vice (damocles@nostromo.gate.net) wrote:
- :
- : I think your missing the big picture. The 030 is ample enough for a base
- : system. The big perk for the walker is the expandibility that the A1200 does
- : not have. For those who need more power then the 030 can give, the PPC
- : accelerator (which I will opt for) for those who want to have an Amiga that
- : will expand into the next generation.
- :
- : I rather it have a 030 and drop the cost of the base Walker. Anything more
- : then that, and I am going to be wasting money as I upgrade to a PPC as I no
- : longer need the more expensive processor (ie 040-060) as it sits idle.
-
- No offense, but I really think it's you that's missing the big picture here.
- Yes, the 030 is ample for a base system, but the simple fact is that not
- everybody wants a base system, even if there is a PowerAmiga right around
- the corner... If I were buying a PC today should I buy myself a 386 since
- the PentiumPro is almost here? Some of us actually have an immediate use
- for speed, and it would be nice if we were given the option of not having
- to pay an extra $1000 for a 3rd party addon.
-
- Not everybody is going to necessarily want to jump to the PPC too. I know
- that I personally am not expecting too much out of the first PowerAmigas,
- and I think that I'd be perfectly happy with an 060 for a while since
- it will probably be more reliable than the early PowerAmigas...
-
- Reg Martin
-