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- From: heidelj@alleg.edu (Jason Heideloff)
- Subject: Re: Atari
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.124301.17713@pellns.alleg.edu>
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- Organization: Allegheny College
- References: <Bsxz9v.KtB@fc.sde.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 12:43:01 GMT
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- > Sure it does. Remember that the Falcon is trying to hit an under $1000
- > price point. Motorola 68040s are _well_ over $200 in quantity, whereas
- > 68030s are below $100 (from what I've seen). So if Atari wants to make
- > a higher-end version of the Falcon based on a 68040, they can sell it
- > for over $1000. But, they're trying to sell to a home audience, rather
- > than the pricey NeXT audience (ever try to buy a NeXT machine for under
- > $1000?). I'm certain not every Mac buyer is buying a Quadra right now
- > due to the high cost of those 68040-based machines.
- >
- > --
- > Paul Dorweiler
- > Hewlett-Packard Company
- > Fort Collins, CO
- > email: pjd@hpespjd.fc.hp.com
- > AT&T: (303) 229-6030
-
- But that is another good point to bring up. Why does Atari always seem to
- try and produce things so that they are cheaply priced? I think that
- people are turned off by lowly priced computers, especially from Atari
- anyway. I don't think the Power Without The Price motto can survive much
- longer.
-
- Jason Heideloff
- heidelj@alleg.edu
-