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- From: tl14@bton.ac.uk (Eddie)
- Subject: Re: Walker vs. the $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
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- Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 14:27:42 GMT
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- Robert J Goos (goos@badlands.NoDak.edu) wrote:
-
- : This whole debate (Amiga "Walker" at $1000+ vs Power Mac at about $1000)
- : is a SILLY debate for one big reason:
-
- : Amigas are VAPORWARE, for all intents and purposes. Amiga Technologies
- : can't even send North America Amiga 1200s, even though the first "grey
- : market" units were promised last October. If AT is unable/incapable/
- : unwilling to ship us lowly Amiga 1200s, I'm sure they will be even more
- : unable/incapable/unwilling to send us new models.
-
- The problem with the North American market was the fact that the official
- distributor had problems. This has now been remedied ASFAIK.
-
- : Who cares is an Amiga Walker package is $200 or $2000 or $200000...if
- : it's vaporware, it doesn't matter. Comparing Macs to Amigas is not like
- : comparing apples and oranges (no pun intended)..at least apples and
- : oranges EXIST in the grocery store to be compared.
-
- You will see it over there. It's a different market though. Over here, the
- walker will be about 1/3 - 1/4 the price you can get a PowerMac for.
- --
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- * Tim Lewis (a.k.a Eddie) * "You think I'm crazy! *
- * * You wouldn't know what crazy was *
- * T.Lewis@bton.ac.uk * if Charles Manson was sitting on *
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