From: tam@furry.lonestar.org (Todd A. Murray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Reasons for a notebook amiga
Date: 12 Dec 92 04:03:15 GMT
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In article <Byt3CK.4KL@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
> In article <Qf7twqW00hsB179Wd3@cs.cmu.edu> Michael Witbrock <mjw+@cs.cmu.edu> writes:
> >Well, since you offered to summarise:
> >
> >(and you might  like to send a copy of what you get to:
> > Commodore Business Machines, Inc., Marketing Department
> >       1200 Wilson Drive
> >       West Chester, PA 19380 
> >as well)
> 
>    That would have the same effect as throwing the letter away.

That's very true.  After all, we all know that bitching, whining, pissing,
and moaning on Usenet has MUCH more potential to influence Commodore management
than sending them mail.  Commodore management people spend several hours each
day reading these newsgroups looking for suggestions and complaints, and they
take them into account when designing the next Amiga.  If you mail them
something, they just throw it in the trash unless it contains a check.

> >Uses for a portable Amiga (not necessarily in order of importance):
[chomp]
 
>    There are lots and lots of reasons for a notebook Amiga.  Only the people
> who are lacking any sense of vision cannot see why one should be developed.
> The problem is, I think a notebook Amiga at this point would be beyond the
> developing capabilities of Commodore engineering.  R&D investments by
> Commodore are too low right now, and making all of the chips that make up 
> an Amiga fit for a notebook would require more of a redesign than was put
> into the development of the A4000 AND A1200.

You must be right.  You're such an expert.  I bet you know everything about
semiconductor design, computer architecture, and corporate management.
 
>    BTW, when the subject of a notebook Amiga is brought up, you and others
> consistantly mention that it would almost have to be monochrome.  Why is this?
> Color LCD displays have come down in price by quite a lot, and both IBM and
> Compaq have color notebook 486 computers for less than $4000 now.  If an 
> Amiga notebook is developed, it should definately be developed with a color
> LCD display, because by time the notebook Amiga was finished nearly all
> notebook computers would have color LCD displays.  It would be pretty 
> embarassing (but all too typical) for Commodore to come out with monochrome
> notebook Amiga when all other companies are shipping color notebook PCs.

If it actually has the tax program you've been complaining about, why would you
need color?  I thought you were suddenly a serious home business user who
needed business applications.

> >Michael
> >-----------
> >I guess this is a sig:  please don't buy anything that comes from
> >Colorado USA until proposition II (rendering civil rights protection for
> >gay, lesbian and bisexual people unconstitutional) is repealed.
> 
> ---
> | Marc Barrett -MB-  |  email: barrett@iastate.edu
> --------------------------------------------------
> EVERYBODY:  BUY PRODUCTS FROM COLORADO, USA WHENEVER YOU CAN!!! :-) :-) :-)
> Support initiatives against giving special priviliges for immoral behavior.

I guess this is a flame: Please don't listen to anything Marc Barrett says
until Proposition 69E, which guarantees Marc Barrett will post well thought-out
and informed messages, is passed.  Meanwhile, if I had the source to rnews in
the UUCP package, I'd hack it so it would automatically delete everything that
contained the words "Marc Barrett" in it.
-- 
Todd A. Murray - tam@furry.lonestar.org
"Greetings.  This is Mr. Hanson.  I am your host."
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