From: davidme@qdpii.comp.qdpi.oz.au (David Meiklejohn)
Subject: Re: Amiga 4000/Atari Falcon
Organization: Qld Dept Primary Industries
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 04:58:39 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.133716.23943@ra.msstate.edu> skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls) writes:
>In article <1992Aug20.035014.22539@qdpii.comp.qdpi.oz.au> davidme@qdpii.comp.qdpi.oz.au (David Meiklejohn) writes:
>>In article <mykes.0cwe@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG> mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) writes:
>>>
>>>I still DO support the Amiga.  I still spend MORE time using the Amiga than I
>>>do my PC.
>>
>>It's been difficult to tell that from your recent posts.
>
>I've been accused of the same thing,

Not by me.

>but believe me I still use and like
>my Amiga very much, but I want something better.  If I were the type to
>be satisfied with old technology, I'd never have bought an A1000 or an
>A3000.

That's true of many of us, particularly in the early days.  I'd like to think
that I've never been an Amiga fanatic - just a technology fanatic, even to the
point where I care less about applications and end-use than I would if I were
more pragmatic about it.  If something better comes along, I'll jump ship
quick smart.

>I believe that many Amiga owners in this country just want a little
>assurance from C= that there is a future for the machine in this
>country.

Surely the fact that they're introducing new machines into the US market must
help there.  Even the fact that they're advertising, even with stupid prices,
is reassuring (a little bit, anyhow).

>If the specs for the AA chipset and the
>new machines are true and the price is right, I'll buy one.

ditto.

>But if C=
>thinks that I'm going to pay $6000 for an A3000T with the same audio and
>video capabilities as my old A1000, their nuts.  If I were to spend $6000,
>I'd be better off getting an unbelievable clone or a Mac Quadra.

Even here in Autralia, I can buy a 486 with 4 megs, 80 meg HD, 1 MB SVGA and
monitor for about US$1800, although in practice I'd prefer to spend more and
get better quality.  But I could certainly buy top-notch clone with EISA,
SCSI, OS/2, the works, and have quite a lot of change out of $6000.

On the other hand, and one reason I'm still optimistic, I could buy an A600HD
for $899 (US$650), add a monitor, and come out with a better machine than a
super-cheap 286 for about the same price.  So, the new systems may be priced
reasonably.  We'll see.

>>I can tell you what I'm going to be doing - I'm going to buy one of the new
>>systems when they appear (assuming the price is reasonable).  I plan on using
>>Amigas for years to come, and look forward to the introduction of new
>>technologies, such as RTG, in the not-too-distant future.
>
>Hey, me too!  My boss and fellow grad students think that I'm nuts, but
>I'm putting away money now for an A3400.

You just have to have faith, brother...  (This IS a religion, isn't it?  :-)

>I'm giving them till the end of the year, you still doing the same?

That's what I said months ago - still true.  I've said that I don't like
clones, but I'd still buy one if there's no Amiga alternative.

>I think that you, Mike, Marc, Colin, myself, and others all want the same 
>thing, we just have different ways of dealing with our frustration.
>a shame that persons as talented as Mike is are migrating to the PC, but
>the blame lies with C=, not the users.  If C= continues with their idiotic
>policies, I fear that we'll see more posts like his instead of less.  :-(

Of those you list, I don't know about Marc (who does?  - sorry MB!  :-), but
you, Colin, and me at least are all looking forward to new Amigas, but ready
to bail out at any time.  So, there could be quite a few "Why I'm giving up on
the Amiga" posts soon - from me even.  I'm not there yet, though.


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