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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 $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
- Message-ID: <1996Apr4.000855.53819@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 4 Apr 96 00:08:55 -0600
- References: <1996Mar26.121829.53605@cobra.uni.edu> <4jcgcv$s5p@info1.sdrc.com> <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com>
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- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
-
- In article <4jvdrg$2pr@flood.xnet.com>, jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compton) writes:
- > Karl Thomas (kathomas@nyx.cs.du.edu) wrote:
- >
- > : You do realize without Apple, the PPC chip doesn't hae a chance in the
- > : market, don't you? Motorola and IBM aren't selling as many PowerPC based
- >
- > Your first statement was correct. Except the realization that it is true
- > is what has convinced Motorola to throw support at the Amiga, because
- > while I harbor no ill will towards Apple, they're no longer the bedrock
- > of stability they once were.
- >
- > I'd rather see Apple survive than fail, because one more non-Gatesian
- > system is one more alternative to monopoly. But don't put all of your
- > eggs in their basket.
-
- I agree, I would like the Amiga survive as well. But, AT needs to aggressively
- support the NA market with aggresively priced hardware and persuade developers
- to produce cutting edge apps instead of dropping crumbs on this side of the
- Atlantic.
-
- >
- >
- > --
- > Jason Compton jcompton@xnet.com
- > Editor-in-Chief, Amiga Report Magazine (708) 741-0689 FAX
- > Fire on the hemisphere below. Your finest hour.
- > AR on Aminet - docs/mags/ar???.lha AR Mailing list - Mail me
- > WWW - http://www.omnipresence.com/Amiga/News/AR, www.cucug.org/ar/ar.html
-
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