rb@ccivax.UUCP (02/20/86)
In article <380@ethos.UUCP> jay@ethos.UUCP (Jay Denebeim) writes: >In article <361@utastro.UUCP>, nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) writes: >(Tim Radzykewycz) >> > If >> > the RT does get off the ground, it won't be because of performance, >> > but simply because it has an 'IBM' label on the front. >(Ed Nather) >> Riiiiiiiight. Just like the PC Jr. had. (Note past tense). > >Oh would that that statement were true. The PC Jr. is showing up on the >shelves yet again. >Looks like big blue is going to keep pushing 'em till they get rid of the >750K units they've got stockpiled. > If they really wanted to get rid of them, they'd sell them as 'terminals' or 'work stations' to be hung of a PC-{XT,AT,RT}, and forget about the home market. Maybe they could even sell them in "bulk", say 20 for $10K. Might also help if they put 265K DRAMS in so that the only slot needed would be for the "Network Card".