acs@amdahl.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall) (10/08/87)
With all the great trade-in deals going on I'm curious if Commodore will make upgrades to WB/KS available on floppy for those of us too poor to move to a 2000. Anyone at Commodore care to comment? -- Tony Sumrall acs@amdahl.com <=> amdahl!acs [ Opinions expressed herein are the author's and should not be construed to reflect the views of Amdahl Corp. ]
bart@amiga.UUCP (Barry A. Whitebook) (10/09/87)
[eat this line -- please!] this is amiga!bart Tony Sumrall (acs@amdahl.com) asks: > I'm curious if Commodore will make upgrades to WB/KS available on floppy > for those of us too poor to move to a 2000? the (good news) answer is: yes the (bad news) answer is: yes, but it won't be free -- //----------------------------------------------------- ----------\\ //| Bart Whitebook, Manager of Amiga ROM Software | {|V|))) |\\ | Comodore-Amiga, Inc. | ()^()-)))| | 16795 Lark Avenue, Suite #106, Los Gatos, CA 95030 | /_ ?))| | UUCP: pyramid!oliveb!amiga!bart | { _ } )\ | | BIX: amigabart | \ // | \\|_____________________________________________________|__\//____ |// \\ //
acs@amdahl.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall) (10/09/87)
In article <1955@amiga.amiga.UUCP> bart@amiga.UUCP (Barry A. Whitebook) writes: >Tony Sumrall (acs@amdahl.com) asks: >> I'm curious if Commodore will make upgrades to WB/KS available on floppy >> for those of us too poor to move to a 2000? > >the (good news) answer is: yes >the (bad news) answer is: yes, but it won't be free Does this mean that a ROM update will be free to A500/2000 owners? What will the cost of a floppy-based upgrade be (I'm not looking for actual $$$ here, just some indication like "around what you were asked to pay for the 1.2 upgrade"). -- Tony Sumrall acs@amdahl.com <=> amdahl!acs [ Opinions expressed herein are the author's and should not be construed to reflect the views of Amdahl Corp. ]
hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM (Harv Laser) (10/10/87)
bart@amiga.UUCP (Barry A. Whitebook) writes: >[eat this line -- please!] > >this is amiga!bart > >Tony Sumrall (acs@amdahl.com) asks: >> I'm curious if Commodore will make upgrades to WB/KS available on floppy >> for those of us too poor to move to a 2000? > >the (good news) answer is: yes >the (bad news) answer is: yes, but it won't be free "Won't be free" is fine... The Enhancer 1.2 was only $15 retail (I paid $10 for mine from a mailorder place). Anyone who whines about a $15 DOS upgrade should go buy an IBM PC. Each new revision of MS DOS costs $85.00. Keep up the good work, Bart. Harv Laser PeopleLink: CBM*HARV UUCP: {ihnp4!crash, hplabs!hp-sdd!crash}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser INET: hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM
UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) (10/12/87)
It is true that the enhancer is only $15, but at what cost? This may
surprise you guys in the heart of AmigaLand, wherever that is, but here
in Eire, PA, my local dealer finally got the enhancer in just a few weeks
ago.
So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it
worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get
one too.
schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) (10/13/87)
In article <22103UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes: >It is true that the enhancer is only $15, but at what cost? This may >surprise you guys in the heart of AmigaLand, wherever that is, but here >in Eire, PA, my local dealer finally got the enhancer in just a few weeks >ago. > Since you do have US MAIL out there in Erie, you should have ordeded it from one of the many AMIGA mail order firms. Back when Enhancer first came out some dealers were selling it as low as $9 - $10. If you dont know of any mail order firms, just look at any issue of Amiga World. >So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it >worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get >one too. > Again if you really wanted it, Im sure you could get one too. -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore Business Machines or: {allegra|burdvax}!cbmvax!schein 1200 Wilson Drive Bix: dschein Plink: cbmtelecom West Chester PA 19380 phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Those who worked the hardest are the last to surrender -- Gary Ward
schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) (10/13/87)
In article <22103UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes: >It is true that the enhancer is only $15, but at what cost? This may >surprise you guys in the heart of AmigaLand, wherever that is, but here >in Eire, PA, my local dealer finally got the enhancer in just a few weeks >ago. > >So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it >worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get >one too. > The ENHANCER package was priced at next to our cost. It was priced low so that the upgrade would be reasonable for all users. Im sure that some dealers could not make enough $$ from our pricing and decided not to carry it. In this case you should look into software mail order houses that sell Amiga software (and most for discount). When the ENHANCER was released I know of some mail order firms that were selling it for as low as $9 - $10. High pricing and big dealer profits would get everyone to carry it, but it would defeat the idea behind our upgrade. -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore Business Machines or: {allegra|burdvax}!cbmvax!schein 1200 Wilson Drive Bix: dschein Plink: cbmtelecom West Chester PA 19380 phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Those who worked the hardest are the last to surrender -- Gary Ward
keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) (10/13/87)
In article <22103UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes: >So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it >worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get >one too. This is a good point. A $45.00 enhancer kit that you can find at your local store is far better than a $15.00 one you can't find. Keith Doyle # {ucbvax,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd Contel Business Systems 213-323-8170
richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins) (10/15/87)
In article <1796@cadovax.UUCP>, keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) writes: . In article <22103UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes: . >So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it . >worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get . >one too. . . This is a good point. A $45.00 enhancer kit that you can find at your . local store is far better than a $15.00 one you can't find. . . Keith Doyle . # {ucbvax,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd Contel Business Systems 213-323-8170 This is ridiculous. Why not charge $65.00 like IBM does and then half the AMIGA owners would still be using V1.1 and the software writers could not use features in V1.2 and expect their software to work in most machines. -- -- Rich Commins (415)939-2400 \ /\ Varian Instruments, 2700 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 \/--\ {ptsfa,lll-crg,zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,ista,rtech,csi,normac}varian!richc
dca@kesmai.COM (David C. Albrecht) (10/15/87)
> It is true that the enhancer is only $15, but at what cost? This may > surprise you guys in the heart of AmigaLand, wherever that is, but here > in Eire, PA, my local dealer finally got the enhancer in just a few weeks > ago. > > So, please price the next enhancement at some price that makes it > worth the while of everyone concerned to carry it, so I can get > one too. > Oh, be serious. Do you have a credit card or a checking account or can you purchase a money order? Can you read? Can you use a phone? Then flick open an Amiga World, or an Amazing Computing, or an Info... Pick your favorite ad. Place an order with Computer Best, or Go Amiga, or Abel supply, or whatever your fave company is. Do it on the phone or do it through the mail. If your local dealer is such a twit as to not carry the enhancer package then you'll certainly get it much faster that way, cheaper too. Geesh. I don't particularly want to pay more for software because your dealer is an idiot. If you can't manage to work up the initiative to buy your software somewhere else even though your current dealer isn't stocking what you want I have no sympathy for you. Hell, I don't even have an Amiga dealer within 100 miles of where I live. David Albrecht
blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (10/17/87)
in article <22103UH2@PSUVM>, UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) says: > It is true that the enhancer is only $15, but at what cost? This may > surprise you guys in the heart of AmigaLand, wherever that is, but here > in Eire, PA, my local dealer finally got the enhancer in just a few weeks > ago. Well I'd hardly call Utah the heart of Amiga land, but both local dealers had the 1.2 Enhancer in December 1986. I don't think that this on can be blamed on Commodore. If your dealer is this poor, go mail order! Both Go Amigo and Abel Supply have been good to me. PS Is that Eire, PA as in Westchester, PA???? -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 540 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 UUCP Address: {ihnp4,ucbvax,decvax,allegra}!decwrl!esunix!blgardne {ihnp4,seismo}!utah-cs!esunix!blgardne "I don't see no points on your ears boy, but you sound like a Vulcan!"
grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (10/19/87)
In article <15850@amdahl.amdahl.com> acs@amdahl.amdahl.com (Tony Sumrall) writes: > In article <1955@amiga.amiga.UUCP> bart@amiga.UUCP (Barry A. Whitebook) writes: > >Tony Sumrall (acs@amdahl.com) asks: > >> I'm curious if Commodore will make upgrades to WB/KS available on floppy > >> for those of us too poor to move to a 2000? > > > >the (good news) answer is: yes > >the (bad news) answer is: yes, but it won't be free > > Does this mean that a ROM update will be free to A500/2000 owners? What > will the cost of a floppy-based upgrade be (I'm not looking for actual > $$$ here, just some indication like "around what you were asked to pay > for the 1.2 upgrade"). Noone has represented that any upgrades will be "free". However, if you look at the past history, I think you may find that they have generally been reasonably priced. In fact some people have caused a certain amount of consternation by asserting that they were too reasonably priced, making them not worth the dealer's attention and slowing down distribution!!! -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: out to lunch... Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)