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- From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (dogbowl)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Falcon price
- Summary: Roger has got a point
- Keywords: Valid point
- Message-ID: <cgFNPB1w165w@dogbox.acme.gen.nz>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 00:36:59 NZT
- References: <1992Jul21.145122.665@news2.cis.umn.edu>
- Organization: The Dawghaus BBS
- Lines: 28
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- davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu writes:
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- > In article <1992Jul21.025646.6776@peponi.wcc.govt.nz>, sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.
- > >My next machine will be a PC clone, it is a simple as that...
- > >Roger.............. sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- >
- > Anyone else willing to kick in a buck to get Mr. Sheppard an Intel-clone
- > machine? I'd just as soon he left this newsgroup permanently, given the tone
- > of his postings.
- >
- > The Falcon hasn't even been OFFICIALLY announced yet, and he's complaining
- > about the price and the lack of documentation and software!!
- >
-
- Roger has got a point though. I ended up setting up my BBS on a PC with a
- 200Mb hard drive for less than the retail price of an Atari 40Meg HDD.
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- Quite frankly, the best machine in the world is not going to sell if it's
- overpriced and not supported. The information I have received from
- several retailer around New Zealand is that the Atari agents are actually
- actively trying to drop the machines...to the point where I have been
- asked to repair machines *still under warranty* as they could/would not
- be fixed by the N.Z. agents.
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- dogbowl at The Dawghaus BBS ( +64 6 357-9245 )
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