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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Msg from Carl Sassenrath (VISCorp)
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 12:48:05 +0200
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- "Julio C. Arroyo" <jcarroyo@ix.netcom.com> writes:
-
- >A proprietary system
- >of custom chips with a tightly integrated OS would require less resources
- >on the motherboard than off the shelf components, hence a lower pricepoint
- >per unit among other things.
-
- The problem is that this is not true for computers. Sure, you can
- build base machines that are cheap but you cannot build the large
- variety of configurations that consumers want for a computer.
-
- This means that the consumer has to get something extra for the
- money and I fear that's no longer possible with a proprietary
- system of custom chips.
-
- Regards,
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- Michael van Elst
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