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- From: nma95nbr@lustudat.student.lu.se (Niklas Brunlid)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: New slot box Amiga
- Date: 12 Mar 1996 17:50:45 GMT
- Organization: Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
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- In article "Re: New slot box Amiga" Joern Plewka said:
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- >jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk (Jolyon Ralph) -> "Re: New slot box Amiga"
- >(06.03.1996)
- >> > As of March 5th on the Amiga Tech Web Page it was announced that a
- >> > prototype unit will be on display at CeBit 96 this month.
- >>
- >> These guys are totally crazy. Don't they realise that as soon as news of
- >> this new machine spreads around (it will be in the magazines next month),
- >> no-one is going to buy AT1200's any more (especially at their current
- >> high price, and because a large % of AT1200 buyers are existing Amiga
- >> owners upgrading) and they will all wait for the new machine. So... very
- >> poor sales of AT1200 and surfer pack over the next few months. All that
- >> needs to happen is a delay or problem with the new machine (when do you
- >> think developers will get a chance to test their software works with it?
- >> The week it goes on sale, no doubt.) and AT are in serious trouble,
- >> especially as they're running on an almost zero budget (because of parent
- >> ESCOM's financial troubles).
-
- >You`re right and AT started throwing out A1200s...you`ll get it
- >$200 cheaper if you give your old A500, C64, Plus4, A2000, A3000;-((
- >to them...like CBM did in USA years ago with A500...now At does it here in
- >europe because AT is located here.
-
- >You know MC Donalds? ;-) They will put infos in their cinema magacine next
- >month (don`t kow if there is anything like this in US or rest of world).
- >It`s moving and the new machines sound nice...
-
- >They offered that top tradein with an article in a german newspaper...
- >~$250.000 in cost.
-
-
- <sigh> This means that we who already own the 1200 can't sell it for
- any price worth speaking of... And the new A1x00 sounds kinda good.
- Well, I at least can live with it (030@50), but what about those with
- stock 1200's and 1220 accelerators? In short, will there be ANOTHER
- trade-in program?
-
-
- <tsb> F I S H E R M A N
- - Amiga since '89
- A1200 - Blizzard 1230IV/030/50MHz/8Mb - 850Mb HD - Microvitec 1438
- Commodore :( PC20-III PSU ;) + Stereo, floppy, mouse, blahblah...
- Texas Instruments TI-85 & TI-92 graphing calculators
- nma95nbr@lustudat.student.lu.se
- <tsb> Random tag line coming up...
-
- On the fabled hidden continent of Xxxx, somewhere near the rim, there is a
- lost colony of wizards who wear corks around their pointy hats and live on
- nothing but prawns.
- -- (Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man)
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