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- From: tl14@bton.ac.uk (Eddie)
- Subject: Re: Walker Case: two choices.
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- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 08:48:42 GMT
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- Reg Martin (mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
- : MACIEJ GORNY (gorn4907@mars.rowan.edu) wrote:
- : :
- : : >Ack! Are you kidding? What the hell would make you think that? I'm
- : : >certain too that they'll be expensive (probably too expensive), but why
- : : >on earth would they be "double money of an A4000T"? There's nothing
- : : >inherently more expensive in a "PowerAmiga" than in the 4000T...
- : :
- : : There is nothing more expensive in 4000T than in equivalent Macs, and look at
- : : the price...
-
- : That simply ain't true. 4000Ts have a lot of custom crap in them which is
- : expensive because of the low volume in which 4000Ts are sold...
- : The PowerAmiga will in all likelihood use a lot of off the shelf parts
- : which *should* make it cheaper than a 4000...
-
- Very true. The PowerAmi will probably cost in the region of 1000ukp. Thats
- my guess. It all depends on what extra bits AT put in it. Bare in mind that
- the PowerAmi will be more powerful than an accelerated walker etc. This is
- due to the PowerAmi's motherboard design!
-
- Time will tell I guess. But I reckon between 1000 and 1200 ukp. Any
- thoughts?
-
- : Reg Martin
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- * Tim Lewis (a.k.a Eddie) * "You think I'm crazy! *
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