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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: 1996 Amiga Home Computer?
- Date: 4 Jan 1996 15:46:31 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- Wells Fargo Bank (wfblan@netcom.com) wrote:
- : : : Bottom line is this, if I were buying a system from scratch today, I
- : : : wouldn't even consider an Amiga, it's too old and too damn expensive.
-
- : : Which is why I say there will be no new blood until the PPC amiga comes down
- : : the pipe. All AT is doing now is soaking up the remainging a500 straglers
- : : along with a few of thier friends.
-
- : Well, I believe that a 'specific use' application for the Amiga, such as
- : the low-cost Web Browser could change this quite easily. The lower ability
- : will not pose a problem if it does the 'specific' job it is assigned to do.
- : And, hey, these people get a whole computer that can use all the other
- : software as well as the Web Browsing aspect. The people who want it mainly
- : for the Web can't likely be upset about that. Just a consideration.
-
- Such a specific application machine would have to be targeted at a much lower
- price point than say a fully decked out 486dx4 100mhz. I would say it would
- have to be around $250-$300 US and no higher. If such a thing could be done
- I would be all for it but I seriously doubt AT can do it without serious mass
- production. TCP/IP software is just as readily available on a 486
- machine as the a1200 and 'all the other software' is much more abundant.
-
- Regards,
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- BM
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