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- From: roberts@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Robert Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: AA Chip set
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.091038.16212@g2syd.genasys.com.au>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 09:10:38 GMT
- References: <1992Aug11.063951.159@wam.umd.edu> <jbono.02jv@tension.UUCP> <phil.714014778@adam.adelaide.edu.au>
- Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
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- In article <phil.714014778@adam.adelaide.edu.au> phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick) writes:
- >jbono@tension.UUCP (John Bono) writes:
- >
- >>How did they screw A1000 owners? By giving them a $1k discount on the A2000
- >>when it was introduced so they wouldn't be out in the cold? By giving them
- >>another $1k discount on an A3000 just by showing up with the first page from
- >>the manual when the 3000 was introduced?
- >
- >[ More ranting deleted ]
- >
- >You seem to forget that not everyone lives in the U.S.A. Over here in
- >Australia we get effectively *no* support from C=. There are *no* powerup
- >programs or anything like it.
- >
- >Yes I would say that C= screwed A1000 owners badly.
-
- While I would agree that C= (Aus) didn't go out of its way to encourage
- existing Amiga users to upgrade, prices still compare pretty favourably
- with those in the U.S. (or they did last time I looked). The 2000 can
- be had now for around $990, and the 3000 for $2800. These are good
- value for everyone by my reckoning.
-
- Despite having paid top dollar for my 1000, I have always been happy
- with value for money as I upgraded. Actually, I've never _upgraded_ ...
- both machines that I might have traded in got stolen. I suppose that
- boosts C='s turnover :-(
-
- I wouldn't buy Amigas if they weren't interesting. Cheap and boring
- suits some people. I'm willing to pay for interest value. How many
- people _need_ the power of an A3000 (or a '386 let alone '486)?
- Contrast with the number that have them.
-
- >Phil
- >A1000 owner since 1987.
- >
- >--
- > _-_|\ Phil Kernick E-Mail: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au
- > / \ Departmental Engineer Phone: +61 8 228 5914
- > \_.-*_/ Dept. of Psychology Fax: +61 8 224 0464
- > v University of Adelaide Mail: GPO Box 498 Adelaide SA 5001
-
- Robert
- A1000 owner in '86.
- --
- I used to be indecisive, | Robert Swan, roberts@g2syd.genasys.com.au
- but now I'm not so sure. | Genasys II Pty. Ltd., North Sydney.
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