c162-fe@zooey.Berkeley.EDU (Jonathan Dubman) (04/02/88)
I don't mean to instigate already fuming Amiga 1000 owners, BUT- It is economically unfeasible for a computer manufacturer to keep all users complelely up to date on the latest hardware at a low cost. What many people don't seem to realize is that the users always pay a lot for upgrades, whether it is up front, at the time of the computer's original purchase, or later. How many other industries offer upgrading? The automobile industry? The audio equipment industry? With the rocket pace of the computer industry, consider yourselves lucky that your transient standards are stable enough to make upgrades feasible. I think the root of the whole problem here is the inexpandability of the original Amiga 1000. That was a mistake. Look at the success of the Apple II and the IBM PC, both of which included an array of slots from the very beginning. Leaving the bus connector on the side of the Amiga 1000 was like leaving the hood open on a car and calling it expandable. Personally, I'm planning on leapfrogging the A2000 and getting an A3000. I can give the A1000 to my little brother, who will be very happy. I'd love an A2000 (even with no garage or pencil holder) on the house, but I'm not expecting one. I'd rather have the company stay in business so I can buy their next machine! *&(Jonathan Dubman) SLOTS , not SOTS
bmacintyre@watsol.waterloo.edu (Blair MacIntyre) (04/04/88)
In article c162-fe@zooey.Berkeley.EDU (Jonathan Dubman) writes: >I don't mean to instigate already fuming Amiga 1000 owners, BUT- > >< an explanation of why people shouldn't expect commodore to make things A1000 > compatible > > >I think the root of the whole problem here is the inexpandability of the >original Amiga 1000. That was a mistake. Look at the success of the Apple II >and the IBM PC, both of which included an array of slots from the very >beginning. Leaving the bus connector on the side of the Amiga 1000 was like >leaving the hood open on a car and calling it expandable. Exactly right. I own a 1000 ( bought it Dec. 85 for lots of $$$ ) and I don't really expect the new stuff ( read:hardware expansion) to work with it. If I really want to have this new stuff, I'll buy one of the expansion chasis ( wouldn't this handle the problem? ). I mean, I hope the new SOFTWARE will work, but I don't expect the new hardware to be compatible. Sheesh, I can see people wanting something for nothing, but *EXPECTING* it? If YOU were president of Commodore, would you make everything 1000 compatible? :-) >Personally, I'm planning on leapfrogging the A2000 and getting an A3000. I can >give the A1000 to my little brother, who will be very happy. I'd love an A2000 >(even with no garage or pencil holder) on the house, but I'm not expecting one. >I'd rather have the company stay in business so I can buy their next machine! Right on! I figure by the time I graduate ( 100 years from now :-) the 'Amiga' line will barely resemble the present computers. I don't want them crippled by backwards compatibility ( can you say "shades of IBM/Intel, batman?" ). I'll want to spend some big bucks and get a great machine! :-) > *&(Jonathan Dubman) > SLOTS , not SOTS Blair -- ===========================================================================///= Blair MacIntyre (bmacintyre@watsol.waterloo.edu) ( Long live the Amiga!! )/// "Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" - Issac Asimov \\\/// =Have you hugged your dragon today??=(how about your SO??)=============\XX/====