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- From: jstanton@attila.stevens-tech.edu (Jeffrey Stanton)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: C64: cheap internet terminal?
- Date: 23 Feb 1996 02:20:12 GMT
- Organization: Stevens Institute of Technology
- Message-ID: <4gj88s$peu@apocalypse.dmi.stevens-tech.edu>
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- David Moorman (dmoorman@csn.net) wrote:
- : Bill Marcum (bmarcum@iglou.iglou.com) wrote:
- : : In article <4g2gfa$9it@news2.deltanet.com>,
- : : Mark Anderson <anderson@delta1.deltanet.com> wrote:
- : : >And why the media blackout on cheap machines and shell accounts???
- : : >
- : : Nobody wants to sell a good cheap machine when they can make much more
- : : money selling Pentiums and Win95 and all the software to go with them.
-
- Actually, I have been seeing more and more articles about cheap
- terminals. The problem is mainly with the users. There is now more "keeping up
- with the Joneses" with PC's than with any other product. There could be a $500
- clone capable of running Sun's Java, (thus eliminating the need for myriad helper
- applications and a large fixed drive). However, there will be competition
- adding one or two features every month to a particular brand's terminal;
- eventually leading back to bloated 32MB RAM, 4GB HD machines. Profit margins
- are also important as well, CompUSA and other PC toy stores need to be able to
- put a decent markup on each unit. Be happy that your knowledge and faith in CBM
- systems may be saving you a bundle of money.
- Later,
- Jeffrey D. Stanton
- (who uses a PC running (aack!) windoze, soon to be Linux at school; a Mac for
- publishing layout; and a C-64 during the breaks for terminal services)
-