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- From: kathomas@nyx.cs.du.edu (Karl Thomas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 21:14:48 -0700
- Organization: University of Denver, Math/CS Dept.
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- Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser) writes:
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- >>haroldk@stack.urc.tue.nl (Harold Klink) writes:
- >>
- >>>sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY) writes:
- >>
- >>>>Why does the A4000t costs soo much and does less?
- >>
- >>>For about $0 one can get SHAPESHIFTER! Ever bought a MAC for $0?!
- >>>No?! What a pity......And besides, you're talking about future prices (MAC)
- >>>and comparing them to todays prices (A4000). A little bit unfair?!
- >>>Besides, I prefer Amiga over MAC AND PEECEE together. And buying a MAC and
- >>>A PEECEE would cost me more than........An A4000. A *LOT* more!
- >>
- >>Where do you plan to get the Mac roms for free? Pirate them? Today you
- >>can buy a low-end P-Mac 6116 for less than $1000 complete with a CD-ROM
- >>drive, 8 Megs of Ram, a 500 Meg hard drive, 16-bit sound, etc. etc.
- >>Monitor would cost extra.
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- >Monitor would cost extra. Heh.. sure. like $700 extra. And don't
- >forget the keyboard. That's extra too. When you're all said and done,
- >your PowrMac 6100/66 is pushing $2000.
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- It's a Performa 6116. You can get the whole package computer, monitor,
- and keyboard for about $1200. That also includes loads of software.
- Even if bought separately a 3rd party extended keyboard is about $39-$49
- and a good .28mm dpi 15" Monitor is about $350.
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