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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 specs and HD floppy infor wanted
- Message-ID: <69122@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 18:27:25 PST
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- >I've been trying to convince the marketing folks that an external
- >hi-density drive would be a Good Thing that they could sell lots of.
- >(Works with any Amiga, plug and go, assuming you're running 2.1+).
- >
- >Perhaps the user groups should band together and let CBM know there's
- >a demand for this.
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- Perhaps they don't see the higher density as being enough of an Amiga
- standard. Perhaps they need to noticed that CrossDos is now part of 2.1 and
- that the IBM standard is 1.44MB drives. I think an internal, and yes, and
- external drive could do nothing more than make them more money. Ooops,
- that's a sure sign it will be rejected. ;-)
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- >Denny Atkin | dennya@cup.portal.com | "No matter where
- >Editor | Portal, GEnie, and BIX: dennya | you go, there yo
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- >COMPUTE's Amiga Resource | CIS: 75500,3602 | are." - B.Banzai
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- -Joel
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- / Joel E. Swan....Pres./...Media Specialties, Ltd., Oak Forest, IL.USA /
- / & Senior Producer..../...Moody Broadcasting Network, Chicago, IL. USA /
- / Portal ID: joeles..../...joeles@cup.portal.com /
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