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- From: astroboy@netspace.net.au (Paul Dossett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Alien Breed 3D & Worms, selling gooooood
- Date: 18 Feb 1996 04:59:42 GMT
- Organization: NetSpace Online Systems
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- Wells Fargo Bank (wfblan@netcom.com) said:
- >: >People who buy machines without harddrive without any plans to
- >: >upgrade are either just a bad joke, or more common, they don't know what
- >: >their missing...
-
- >: Or perhaps the machine should never have been sold without a HD in the
- >: first place?
-
- >A hard drive is without doubt essential for a serious computer user. Wether
- >is comes standard, or is added later.
-
- The problem is, the A1200 is still laughably touted as running well without a
- hard drive. Well, that is, if you've never used a hard drive before, of course.
-
- I think I'd go mad if somebody took my SCSI gear away!
-
- >: But seriously, wouldn't you like to see things like Dark Forces, Full
- >: Throttle, Quake, etc. coming out for the Amiga? I would, and it galls me
- >: to know my system is more than capable, but can only do it running a Mac
- >: emulation.
-
- >It would be great to have such games native. And similar games are being
- >produced in limited numbers. Having the ability to emulate these from
- >another platform isn't 'bad'. We still have access to them.
-
- I know it's better than nothing, and I'm making the effort of contacting the
- people I buy Mac software from and letting them know I emulate it with an Amiga,
- and would have bought an Amiga version of the same quality. It can't hurt, and
- might even make companies check out the system again.. I hope?
-
- >: The machine is *far* worse for lack of advertising. Imagine if all the big
- >: corporations were actively developing for the Amiga - LucasArts, Id, Lotus,
- >: Microsoft (yes! It's not a dirty word), Netscape..
-
- >I would love to see more developers jump back on the Amiga band-wagon. Yes,
- >even Microsoft... but only for Microsoft Word.
-
- As long as it's not ported from the Mac version.. :)
-
- >: We don't even have a decent web browser yet. That's a bloody
- >: embarrassment.
-
- >Well, MindWalker is out. It is easily decent - unless you want to whine
- >about it using MUI. Granted, I don't prefer it, but you asked for a decent
- >Web Browser, not the 'ideal' best for your personal preferences Web Browser.
-
- I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that was out yet - it certainly isn't in Australia. I
- hope it's bug-free, because I will be more than happy to try a demo of it, even
- if it does use MUI. I'm looking forward to AWeb though. :)
-
- >: Where is RealAudio? QuickTime? So many things others take for granted are
- >: completely missing for lack of public perception. Sure we *know* the
- >: machine is capable, we've spent the bucks to bring it up to a useable
- >: level. But without any kind of buzz, we're in a cul-de-sac. Sure, that's
- >: cool, underground and vaguely dangerous, but I'd prefer to be able to talk
- >: to a PC owner without dodging certain subjects!
-
- >I relate. QuickTime is said to be ported (or mostly so) for the Amiga by
- >Apple themselves. To be released on the Amiga at some point it is said. I
-
- I heard the same thing, but I haven't seen official confirmation, so I'm
- ignoring it.
-
- If QuickTime was available I could run Blender magazine native.. :)
-
- >would love to see RealAudio on the Amiga as well. I know that similar
- >concepts have been dealt with (AmiPhone, etc), but RealAudio is needed (or
- >something that does the same thing).
-
- Similar, but not nearly as useful. RealAudio allows you to connect to a site
- and listen to what amounts to a radio broadcast. AmiPhone is a one-one link
- only, and incompatible. I haven't been able to test AmiPhone yet as I don't
- know anybody with a sampler to talk with (anybody in Melbourne, Aust. willing to
- try this out?).
-
- >: >An A1200/030-50/540MB 3,5"HD/2MBchip+2MBfast could easily been sold for
- >: >500ú i think, now the problem is that we'll have to pay for a stupid
- >: >expansion card when the prossesor could have been on the motherboard
- >: >etc...
-
- >: For that price you can buy a decent DX4/100, and for 100 more, a nice '040
- >: Macintosh.
- >: I really think the machine needs an 040 for a base system these days.
-
- >The more I read and see trends in the computer industry, I fear that if the
- >March/April Amiga revealing doesn't include an 040 with 2MB Fast RAM included
- >on the standard system (along with whatever other features they offer), it
- >will not go over well. The CPU also needs to be upgradeable to a full
- >version with MMU and FPU if the user chooses to do so, unless they include
- >these things on the standard low-end Amiga which couldn't hurt other than a
- >bit more cost to the consumer -- worth an extra $50-$80 in my opinion to have
- >these come standard on our computers.
-
- We really do need these as standard on the low end machines as I can't see how a
- 604-equipped PowerAmiga is going to come in at under ú2500 (going by Mac
- prices).
-
- > Rob Bamford
- > (wfblan@netcom.com)
-
- >PS. Amiga Technologies promised something BIG at the CeBIT show in March.
- > While they may want to do something BIG at the World of Amiga in April
- > now (thier own baby), it will be a huge negative blow if they totally
- > back away from anything substantial at CeBIT. A proto-type revealing
- > at CeBIT along with the modem Surfer packs being for sale would be nice,
- > and then actually having the new Amigas for sale at the World of Amiga
- > would make sense. (Somehow this sound like what may be planned).
- > Commments?
-
- I think the US market needs something to restore faith. I'm unsure whether AT
- will follow through on this promise though, but I'm open to be amazed!
-
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