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- From: dueker@xenon.arc.nasa.gov (The Code Slinger)
- Subject: Re: Why I don't upgrade my A1000 (was Re: AA Chip set)
- Message-ID: <18AUG199212305904@xenon.arc.nasa.gov>
- Summary: A1000
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- Organization: Computer Sciences Corp
- References: <1992Aug18.091038.16212@g2syd.genasys.com.au> <1992Aug18.164437.18970@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:30:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug18.164437.18970@fcom.cc.utah.edu>, val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner) writes...
- >: [ ... ]
- >: >Phil
- >: >A1000 owner since 1987.
- >: Robert
- >: A1000 owner in '86.
- >Val
- >A1000 owner since 1985
- >(Anyone have an A1000 from 1984?)
-
- Not me. I got mine in Oct 85. I waffled a bit before I bought it :-)
-
- >There certainly seem to be a lot of A1000 owners out there still despite
- >all of the trade-in offers from Commodore. I personally see "Insufficient
- >incentive to upgrade." The keyboard garage, though minor, is a factor.
- >However, the major disincentive is the lack of upgrade in the actual
- >hardware. (Even no 2.0 on my A1000 isn't causing me to upgrade.) Perhaps
- >with the AA chipset, that will change.
- >
- >However, if I have to pay $3500 for the upgrade with the $1000 credit (as
- >I would have to get the A3000 25Mhz that I wanted), then the upgrade will
- >be out again. To cause me to upgrade, Commodore will have to impress me
- >like the A1000 did in 1985.
- >
- Hear! Hear!
-
- Chris
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