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- From: tam@furry.lonestar.org (Todd A. Murray)
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- Subject: Re: Reasons for a notebook amiga
- Message-ID: <tam.02zd@furry.lonestar.org>
- Date: 12 Dec 92 04:03:15 GMT
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- In article <Byt3CK.4KL@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
- > In article <Qf7twqW00hsB179Wd3@cs.cmu.edu> Michael Witbrock <mjw+@cs.cmu.edu> writes:
- > >Well, since you offered to summarise:
- > >
- > >(and you might like to send a copy of what you get to:
- > > Commodore Business Machines, Inc., Marketing Department
- > > 1200 Wilson Drive
- > > West Chester, PA 19380
- > >as well)
- >
- > That would have the same effect as throwing the letter away.
-
- That's very true. After all, we all know that bitching, whining, pissing,
- and moaning on Usenet has MUCH more potential to influence Commodore management
- than sending them mail. Commodore management people spend several hours each
- day reading these newsgroups looking for suggestions and complaints, and they
- take them into account when designing the next Amiga. If you mail them
- something, they just throw it in the trash unless it contains a check.
-
- > >Uses for a portable Amiga (not necessarily in order of importance):
- [chomp]
-
- > There are lots and lots of reasons for a notebook Amiga. Only the people
- > who are lacking any sense of vision cannot see why one should be developed.
- > The problem is, I think a notebook Amiga at this point would be beyond the
- > developing capabilities of Commodore engineering. R&D investments by
- > Commodore are too low right now, and making all of the chips that make up
- > an Amiga fit for a notebook would require more of a redesign than was put
- > into the development of the A4000 AND A1200.
-
- You must be right. You're such an expert. I bet you know everything about
- semiconductor design, computer architecture, and corporate management.
-
- > BTW, when the subject of a notebook Amiga is brought up, you and others
- > consistantly mention that it would almost have to be monochrome. Why is this?
- > Color LCD displays have come down in price by quite a lot, and both IBM and
- > Compaq have color notebook 486 computers for less than $4000 now. If an
- > Amiga notebook is developed, it should definately be developed with a color
- > LCD display, because by time the notebook Amiga was finished nearly all
- > notebook computers would have color LCD displays. It would be pretty
- > embarassing (but all too typical) for Commodore to come out with monochrome
- > notebook Amiga when all other companies are shipping color notebook PCs.
-
- If it actually has the tax program you've been complaining about, why would you
- need color? I thought you were suddenly a serious home business user who
- needed business applications.
-
- > >Michael
- > >-----------
- > >I guess this is a sig: please don't buy anything that comes from
- > >Colorado USA until proposition II (rendering civil rights protection for
- > >gay, lesbian and bisexual people unconstitutional) is repealed.
- >
- > ---
- > | Marc Barrett -MB- | email: barrett@iastate.edu
- > --------------------------------------------------
- > EVERYBODY: BUY PRODUCTS FROM COLORADO, USA WHENEVER YOU CAN!!! :-) :-) :-)
- > Support initiatives against giving special priviliges for immoral behavior.
-
- I guess this is a flame: Please don't listen to anything Marc Barrett says
- until Proposition 69E, which guarantees Marc Barrett will post well thought-out
- and informed messages, is passed. Meanwhile, if I had the source to rnews in
- the UUCP package, I'd hack it so it would automatically delete everything that
- contained the words "Marc Barrett" in it.
- --
- Todd A. Murray - tam@furry.lonestar.org
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