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- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Walker vs. the $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
- Message-ID: <1996Mar28.010558.53646@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 28 Mar 96 01:05:58 -0600
- References: <1996Mar26.121829.53605@cobra.uni.edu> <4jcgcv$s5p@info1.sdrc.com>
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- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <4jcgcv$s5p@info1.sdrc.com>, crkuntz@sgiis4.sdrc.com (Shane Kuntz) writes:
- > In article <1996Mar26.121829.53605@cobra.uni.edu>, sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY) writes:
- > |>
- > |> The Amiga has been left behind day after day, month after month and year after
- > |> year. The Amiga Walker if it ever reaches the NA shore is to little to late.
- > |> The expected price of the Walker is expected at $1,100 or more for an
- > |> antiquated slow 030 by 1996 standards..
- > |>
- > How far begind the times will it be when it runs the exact same CPU
- > as your precious Macintosh? Has PCI slots? uses standard GFX cards?
- > One thing is for damn sure.. Copeland had better be out for the Mac in
- > first quarter 1997 and live up to it's hype or the Amiga will eclipse it
- > completely in capability.
-
- Saids who..Sales wise to?
-
- >
- > Oh.. on AT's home page the Walker will be less than $1000. How much less
- > is yet to be determined due to flucuations in RAM, HD prices, etc.
-
- If AT continues its plans to stick with an 030, why bother? Should be going
- forward not backwards..
-
- >
- > - Shane
- >
- > |> Today, the PowerMac 7200/75 8/500/4xcd is $999(official)!! 3 PCI, memory and
- > |> Vram slots for $999! The 7200 does more...costs less...
- > |> GREETINGS..
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