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- From: mike Redrobe <mike@redrobe.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: AmiTech Press Release on 1200 Surfer
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 96 02:04:59 GMT
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- > Well, much of this is not new, but the price and free hours are,
- >so read away.
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- >The Amiga Surfer: Amiga goes Internet
-
- >Amiga Technologies will release The new Amiga 1200 bundle "Amiga
- >Surfer in February.
-
- >The package includes an Amiga 1200 with 2MB RAM, a 260 MB
- >harddrive and a 14.400 Baud modem as well as a complete Internet
- >bundle that will enable the user to access to all popular Internet
- >services. Web-Surfing, FTP file transfer (new drivers, updates, patches,
- >shareware and freeware), IRC electronic teleconferencing with unlimited
- >amount of participants and email with graphic, sound and animation
- >support.
-
- >To make the start-up as easy as possible, a country specific telephone
- >cable is provided with the modem. Before accessing to the Internet, the
- >user can register himself at IBM and will receive, if he registers before
- >31st of March, a credit of 100 free access hours.
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- This would be perfect if they added fast ram (even 1 meg fast makes a hell of
- a difference)
- But I guess its good enough considering they're just using existing models
- in order to get machines sold....
-
-
- AT do seem to me making the right moves though...
-
- Me, I'm waiting for my PPC/PCI machine ;)
-
-
- Mike
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