rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) (12/08/89)
In article <2401@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes: >Actually, it seems kind of silly to me. MOST ST's don't have the memory >or disk needed to run GCC, and MOST ST buyers don't know C. NeXT puts >GCC with their machine because it's a workstation. I don't suppose the TT is aimed at the workstation market, but on the other hand, what IS it aimed at? It seems likely that a TT system will cost $3K or more. In the U.S. at least, I guess beyond us hackers who have money to spend I don't see who the buyer is. The ST doesn't have the software base (or at least, it doesn't have the marketing presense) or "pedigree" here to attract many business buyers. $3K is far more than Joe Average Consumer is willing to spend on a computer. And if it isn't bundled with a decent & attractive set of goodies, it might not attract the wealthy hackers either. So who buys it? I'm curious. -- >>"Aaiiyeeee! Death from above!"<< | Steve Rehrauer, rehrauer@apollo.hp.com "Flee, lest we be trod upon!" | The Apollo System Division of H.P.
ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj) (12/08/89)
In article <4749c4bb.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) writes: >other hand, what IS it aimed at? It seems likely that a TT system will >cost $3K or more. In the U.S. at least, I guess beyond us hackers who >have money to spend I don't see who the buyer is. The ST doesn't have >the software base (or at least, it doesn't have the marketing presense) >or "pedigree" here to attract many business buyers. $3K is far more >than Joe Average Consumer is willing to spend on a computer. And if >it isn't bundled with a decent & attractive set of goodies, it might >not attract the wealthy hackers either. So who buys it? I'm curious. >-- >>>"Aaiiyeeee! Death from above!"<< | Steve Rehrauer, rehrauer@apollo.hp.com Get the TT in university students' hands for $1500. Support developers.. information and docs always available.. Students graduate. They get jobs :-) THey LOVE the TT and progeny. They want and demand the TT in the workplace because the TT is the platform they know and love.. THe [ ] community accepts the ATARI. -kevin ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu