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- From: mathers@sibelius.trl.oz.au (Steven Mathers)
- Subject: Re: A1200, SysInfo benchmark tests.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.220812.29660@trl.oz.au>
- Sender: root@trl.oz.au (System PRIVILEGED Account)
- Reply-To: s.mathers@trl.oz.au
- Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
- References: <1992Nov2.173933.26512@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Nov2.200802.7834@cs.olemiss.edu> <DQa+r*kj1@caleb.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:08:12 GMT
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- In article <DQa+r*kj1@caleb.UUCP>, jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
- |> In article <1992Nov2.200802.7834@cs.olemiss.edu>, Skip Sauls writes:
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- |> > so, but the amount of whining about the A1200 is almost as bad as that about
- |> > the A4000. What in the world do people expect?
- |>
- |> The folks on this net expect to get the best, fastest, newest technology in a
- |> laptop package for under $500 - no, that is too expensive, make that price $1.
- |>
- |> 68040 at 50 Mhz. (or 100 Mhz Alpha or...)
- |> fast Gigabyte hard drive (or three)
- |> CD-ROM jukebox
- |> DAT
- |> DSP
- |> 2048x2048x24 display
- |> at least 20 Meg ultra fast static RAM
- |> 8 Meg ultra fast CHIP RAM
- |> 20 Meg Floptical drive
- |> 5.25" HD drive
- |> emulation mode that runs ALL software for ALL computers faster than the original
- |> computer
- |>
- |> and free software and hardware updates for life.
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- Put me down for 1...no hang on, no slots??? How can I expand the thing?
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- Another Commodore fuck-up!
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