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- From: Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike)
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- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
- Date: 16 Mar 96 13:33:18 +0000
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- Hi, Jolyon Ralph , on 15-Mar-96 16:38:17 you scribbled....
- >> : If you, and others like you, insist on overloading the BASE model of
- >> the : new Amiga with high-priced components, then you're sending a
- >> statement of : your own: the message that you wish to exclude a large
- >> segment of the : potential Amiga market.
- >>
- >> Without marketing, this ultra-low-end does not exist. If AT is
- >> unwilling to try to recreate this market, it will be a waste of time.
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- >AT should forget the ultra-low and even the standard low-end markets
- >completely.
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- >The A1200 sold well (as did the A500 before it) because it was a cheap
- >games platform. Very cheap and plenty of games.
-
- Yes, but the hold was slipping when the A1200 came out...
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- >Now almost the only games available are budget re-releases of old titles.
- >Kids won't buy the AT1200 (or the new Axx00) to play games, as it won't
- >run WipeOut, Ridge Racer, Wing Commander IV, Command and Conquer and all
-
- ...and the first three really need fast GFX (NOT AGA, slow chipmem)
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- Texturemapping is where its at today....
-
- A new amiga should be at least as good as you could upgarde a previous model
- (generation) to...
- E.g. A4000s without gfx cards dont win any new customers - but I don't want to
- imagine the price AT would sell THAT at :(
-
- >more) has to be a bad move.
-
- >How would YOU advertise the Amiga? (not just you, Jason, this is aimed at
- >everyone). Saying "Buy this Amiga, it's cheaper than a PC, doesn't have
- >as much memory but has a much leaner operating system so that doesn't
- >matter" isn't exactly going to get hoards of people flocking to their
- >Escom stores, is it?
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- Do as they are doing now but more (any?) advertising.
-
- Surfer pack is a good idea, but too expensive.
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- Me, I dont think much is going to get any better until we get a better gfx
- subsystem as standard... or more games/applications demand/benefit from gfx
- cards..
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- >Jolyon
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- Mike
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