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  1. Path: news.xnet.com!jcompton
  2. From: jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compton)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.networking
  4. Subject: Re: New Press Release!
  5. Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.networking
  6. Date: 13 Mar 1996 07:11:38 GMT
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  13. Michael van Elst (mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de) wrote:
  14. : jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compton) writes:
  15.  
  16. : >Yes, we KNOW 040s are more expensive.  They are also more powerful.
  17.  
  18. : Obviously. But AT doesn't think that they can compete with high end PCs,
  19. : so they have to compete with price. The price level of an A1200 (and that
  20. : means: A1200 and not a souped-up-A1200-beyond-reason) attracts people that
  21. : would rarely buy computers.
  22.  
  23. Not at current prices.  Rarely a day goes by when someone doesn't point 
  24. out that for a pittance more, people are taking home 486/100s with hard 
  25. drive and monitor instead of the tired old stock A1200.
  26.  
  27. --
  28. Jason Compton                                  jcompton@xnet.com
  29. Editor-in-Chief, Amiga Report Magazine         (708) 741-0689 FAX
  30. You know you're on the way out...              it's just a matter of time.
  31. Maybe some escape?                             No!  Not even one!
  32. AR on Aminet - docs/mags/ar???.lha             AR Mailing list - Mail me
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