#CBM and the A2000
24-Feb-88 16:45:59
Sb: #110577-#CBM and the A2000
Fm: Andy Finkel 70641,267
To: Ben Blish 72667,1341
We all know how well the transformer works. (no comments please) You want
to throw $200 at it to bring it to *almost* as fast as a plain IBM PC ?
Excuse me, I heard that correctly ? Amiga owners will see 1.3 when its
ready. Can't wait ? Oh well. I can't see making them pay download charges
for 47 versions of a program either (grin) on a daily basis. I don't speak
of the transformer. I thought it was an impossible think when I heard
about the claims of the developer, and I think the same now. The clock
speed differetial just wasn't there, as a few simple calculations will
show. The 2000 was not intended to be the ultimate upgrade to the
A1000…however, the ease of expandability is *extremely* important to the
user.
Yes, the form factor change hurt some developers. But that's, what 2 years
ago ? Isn't it time to stop complaining about it, and fine (find) new
things to complain about ? Same for the transformer. Also, I'm sorry they
showed you a prototype A2000 early. I'll try to make sure it doesn't
happen again. (grin)