steve@kontron.UUCP (Steve McIntosh) (08/01/85)
Amiga stats: CPU: 8 mhz 68000 Operating System: Macintosh style with pull down menus, windows, multiple screens and icons. Unix-like DOS capable of true multitasking. Memory: 256k RAM standard, 512k optional. Expandable up to 8 megabytes. 192k ROM. Disk Drive: Built in 880k 3-1/2 inch microfloppy drive; can chain up to four external drives; third party 20 megabyte hard disk available. Video: Outputs for composite color or monochrome monitors, analog RGB, built in RF modulator for TV. 80 column text standar with option to use 40 or 60 colums with TV, 4096 colors. (4 bits each R,G and B) Graphics: 640x400 maximum resolution with up to 16 colors. 640x200 with up to 16 colors 320x200 with up to 32 colors 320x400 with up to 32 colors custom animation chip with eight full-color sprites. Sound: Four voice sound chip with stereo output and optional digital sound sampling; built-in speech synthesis. Interfaces: Centronics parallel, RS-232 serial, three video outputs, two stereo sound outputs two control ports for mouse or joysticks, keyboard jack and expansion bus with full system bus. Price: Between $1100 and $1500 for 256k entry level unit. About $2000 for 512k system with RGB color monitor. [Excerpted from various announcements and magazine articles.]
gwe@cbdkc1.UUCP ( George Erhart ) (08/09/85)
In article <432@kontron.UUCP> steve@kontron.UUCP (Steve McIntosh) writes: >Amiga stats: >Operating System: > >Macintosh style with pull down menus, windows, multiple screens and >icons. Unix-like DOS capable of true multitasking. > I played around with an Amiga at a local computer store. The copy of intuition that they had did *not* have any menus or icons. It was very UN-maclike, and very MSDOS-like. I was very disappointed that Commodore did not send out the demos that they had at their opening to the folks in the field. My first impression did not convince me that the machine was worth buying. By the way, the local dealer is quoting a $2400 for the Amiga, 256K expansion, second disk drive, monitor and some unnamed software. This is a *special* bundled package. A dealer friend of mine said that Apple was planning to drop the price of the 128K mac to under $1000 for X-mas, and the 512K mac would drop too. (under $1300?) It sounds like there will be a price war around X-mas this year between the new kids in the supermicro market (Atari & Commodore) and the defending champ. George Erhart
speaker@gymble.UUCP (Speaker to Animals) (08/16/85)
In article <1087@cbdkc1.UUCP> gwe@dkc1.UUCP ( George Erhart ) writes: >package. A dealer friend of mine said that Apple was planning to drop the >price of the 128K mac to under $1000 for X-mas, and the 512K mac would drop >too. (under $1300?) It sounds like there will be a price war around X-mas >this year between the new kids in the supermicro market (Atari & Commodore) >and the defending champ. I would suggest that anyone looking to purchase a computer like the Amiga, wait until next Spring until the mjoirty of the bugs have been ironed out and we can see how good Commadore is at supporting this thing. Should have some general idea of how well 3rd party vendors will respond too. diving head-long into a prucahse during the holiday season is just what "they" want you to do to drive the price down. -- seismo!gymble!speaker - Speaker "Earth is a great funhouse without the fun." -- Jeff Berner
tim@callan.UUCP (Tim Smith) (08/23/85)
> too. (under $1300?) It sounds like there will be a price war around X-mas > this year between the new kids in the supermicro market (Atari & Commodore) > and the defending champ. Since when are these things supermicros? What do you consider a plain micro? Go try out a Callan Unistar 300 or a Sun or a MicroVax II, then go play with a Mac or an ST or an Amiga, and you will see the difference between a micro and a supermicro. -- Tim Smith ihnp4!{cithep,wlbr!callan}!tim