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- From: hrlaser@netcom.com (H.R. Laser)
- Subject: Re: Walker = 1970's 8-Track Player
- Message-ID: <hrlaserDoHqo1.L9v@netcom.com>
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- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 01:26:24 GMT
- Sender: hrlaser@netcom12.netcom.com
-
- Anders Karlsson (flex@kuai.se) wrote:
- : In a message of 17 Mar 96 J. Poag wrote to :
-
- : [Lots of stuff cutted away]
-
- : JP> Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined Amiga Tech could have
- : JP> outright screwed the pooch this badly -- Their idea of re-entering the
- : JP> market with a sad looking dung-beetle hack-in-the-box, which doesn't
- : JP> even look like a COMPUTER for gods sake..but an 8-track casette player?!
- : JP> Jeeeezus Christ!
-
- : I think you'we missed something. They don't try to destroy the Amiga, they
- : try to resurect it. And I must say that I think they are doing that well.
- : I will buy one of those "beetles" just because of the possibilitys of
- : expanding and the cool design. The Walker is something extra, and I like
- : it! (Gee, when are people going to learn that it isn't the outside that
- : counts...)
-
- : JP> Now I *KNOW* going PC was the right thing..
-
- : If that is your problem. So be it. I'll stick with the Amiga. It's one
- : of the best computers I've ever used.
-
-
- : Anders Karlsson Dedicated Amiga User.
- : flex@kuai.se PGP-key available on request.
-
-
- Sigh.. it's a prototype. PROTOTYPE. Don't get so worked up.
- Haven't you people ever been to an auto show and seen a concept
- car?
-
- Besides, where is it written that a computer has to be a
- beige box? I'd be right proud to have an Amiga Walker on
- my desk (or under it, sucking crumbs off the carpeting :)
-
- Harv | "Do you recognize the
- harv@cup.portal.com | Bell of Truth when you
- http://www.portal.com/~harv | hear it ring?"
- hlaser@eworld.com <--- (until 3/31/96) | - Leon Russell
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