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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
- Date: 4 Feb 1996 21:47:03 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- Eric Szulczewski (ejszul@obscurity.pd.mcs.net) wrote:
-
- : GN> Actually I am not even an A1200 owner though I do have experience with
- : GN> and knowledge of the A1200.
-
- : So, in other words, we have two people arguing about the 1200 who don't
- : even own one. George, let's just forget about this, okay?
-
- My point exactly. :)
-
- : GN> Sure the A1200 stock is out of date now and has some quirks..
-
- : Just want to clarify what you mean here. Do you mean "the A1200 stock"
- : or "a stock A1200"? I presume the latter. No insult, just trying to
- : understand your statement.
-
- Chuckle. :)
-
- : GN> Because you are going after 1 of the 2 current Amiga models in
- : GN> production,
-
- : No, I'm going after a total of two of the computers in the line: the
- : 600 and 1200, and only one of those is still in production.
-
- The a1200. :) Just to clarify for those people who live on the bright side of
- the moon. :)
-
- : GN> one of which, the one you are crapping on, is the one (until
- : GN> the A1200+ comes out) that will be able to be afforded by the masses to
- : GN> do an adequate job as an entry level computer and will get Amigas and the
- : GN> name into the homes faster then an A4000t and the future Power Amiga
- : GN> would.
-
- : Oh, the old "get computers to the proles" argument. This goes back to
- : one of the first questions that I asked Gary, which hasn't really been
- : answered: is AT certain there IS an entry level market in NA?
-
- The home market is all about price, that is it, the rest doesn't matter. With
- the home market the substitutes become large in quantity. Will I get the hi fi
- vcr plus the 30" tv or will I get an a1200? About the same price, lets see
- what we get with each and how will it improve my life.
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
-
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