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- From: Aric.Caley@ofa123.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Reasons for Amiga CD
- X-Sender: newtout 0.05 Dec 30 1992
- Message-ID: <4431120a6f@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 01:28:10
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- > Organization: ProLine [pro-freedom] AppleVan (Apple UG of Vancouver, WA)
- > From: eeb@pro-freedom.cts.com (Ed Brown)
- > Message-ID: <1992Dec28.231433.7099@pro-freedom.cts.com>
- > Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- >
- > If they'd said "hard drive" instead of "floppy drive", I'd be tempted to
- > believe them. As stated, however, it looks pretty silly. Check out the
- > prices in computer shopper for Hard drives, CDROM drives, and floppy
- > drives. CDROM drives are at least 6x more expensive than floppy drives and
- > similarly priced to smaller but much faster HDs. Sure, CBM can buy in bulk
- > but so what? Floppy drives bought in bulk would be pretty cheap too, so
- > the relative cost should stay the same... at least 6x more expensive than a
- > floppy drive.
-
- Perhaps they meant in terms of the cost of implementing the design and the
- interface? That is, it wouldn't cost much more to implement a CD-ROM
- interface than it would a floppy interface.
-
- Just an idea..
-
- > * Edward E. Brown II * Internet: eeb@pro-freedom.cts.com *
- > * Chemist On A Mission From GOD! * FidoNet: 1:105/135 *
- > *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
- > Annoy the media...Think for yourself!
- > ==============================================================
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- -Dances With Coyotes - World's slowest programer-Given that God is infinate-
- -AKA Dances V2.0, Coyote, Critter, Magnet, Major-and that the universe is-
- -- Former Net-Lurker - YES, an AMIGA godammit! --also infinate, would you-
- --- Still limping along with AmigaOS 1.3 :( ---like a toasted tea cake?-
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- --- Maximus 2.01wb
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