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- From: mdsst23+@pitt.edu (Michael D Shotter)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 05:29:01 GMT
- Organization: University of Pittsburgh
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- You know. I mentioned this at the beginning of this thread and I
- really feel it's worth stressing again.
-
- If AT bothers to do another 680x0 Amiga this year, it is
- absolutely essential that they offer some sort of mini-tower/pizza
- boxed version. I could roll off a least of at least fifty Amiga
- users I know personally who would buy the thing if it existed.
-
- To me it seems so painfully obvious. One of the key factors
- in bolstering third party card sales to to produce a low end
- machine with slots. Who the Hell wants to buy a high end box AND
- plug cards into it. The whole point to low end is that you can buy
- the thing cheap and EXPAND it later.
-
- The 1200+ MIGHT be a good idea IF there weren't already plans
- for a 1200 PPC card in the works. Think about it. OK. AT puts out
- this machine to mimic all the expanded 1200s out there, so that
- people can use the trap door slot for something other than an 030
- card. Oh yeah. That's just what I needed, a computer that's actually
- slower stock than my accelerated 1200 whose sole expansion slot is
- going be sacraficed for a PPC accelerator in four months.
-
- What if I want a GFX card? Ooops. I'm out of slots!
- Sound card? Oh gee. That slot's still full.
-
- My 1200 is fast approaching it's fourth birthday and it's been
- through quite a lot, especially recently. I want a new system ASAP.
- To be honest, I could care less about the PPC until it's actually
- available, since the only real use I'll probably get out of a Power
- Ami will be in the games playing area, and I've got consoles for
- that now. For the kind of "work" I do, I don't need much more than
- a 30/50, but I would like a CyberGFX and some other assorted add
- ons. Options that are not convenient with a 1200.
-
- The fact of the matter is that, I'm closer to switching platforms
- now than I ever was during the whole liquidation fiasco, simply
- because it seems as though AT are unwilling and or unable to produce
- a decent mini-tower. Oh well. I've got a friend who's selling an 040
- Mac cheap. Maybe it's time to give him a call? Nah. Not yet, but I'm
- getting there. :)
-
- - Mike -
-
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