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- From: jeremym@fraser.sfu.ca (Jeremy Thomas McDonald)
- Subject: Re: clone prices & doom & gloom
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <1993Jan3.185526.14646@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 04:08:58 GMT
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- John.Carver@launchpad.unc.edu (John Carver) writes:
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- >I just saw, at a major computer store, a 486/33 machine from a major clone
- >vendor advertized for $999. This $999 price *inluded* a 15 inch monitor,
- >SVGA graphics in 1024x768x8, and a 2400 modem.
-
- >Alas I think there is no way Commodore can compete with that. Even
- >though Commodore clearly has a better, more powerful system, quality
- >does *not* sell computers. Price sells computers.
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- >I thought 486s would bottom out at about $1500, but they appear to have
- >kept on falling in price. Wonder where it will stop? Although I find
- >the working environments on clones unbearably primitive, you have to
- >admit that a 486/33 is a lot of CPU horsepower for $999 *with* monitor.
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- > John
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-
- >--
- > The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
- > North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
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- > internet: laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
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- That's because North American users are not concerned with having fun,
- and only consider the best CPU vs. price ratio. Ever notice the only
- difference between all the IBM-compatibles/clones is CPU type? Where
- are the custom chips to make it all happen? Oh well, price arguments
- are stupid when comparing anything non-IBM compatible to anything
- IBM-compatible in the US or Canada. North American users are socially
- pressured to buying IBM-compatible machines. At least there's a large
- Amiga market in Europe. At least Europeans know how to have a good time.
-
- - jeremym@fraser.sfu.ca - yes, a lowly computer science student
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