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#CDROMs

    20-Feb-94 19:45:37
Sb: #CDROMs
Fm: Paul Higginbottom 76314,2742
To: Mark D. Manes 74030,744
>IBM doesn't provide CD ROM to their customers Just because IBM doesn't do it doesn't mean Commodore can get away with not doing it either. Also, maybe you haven't seen the latest Ambra [IBM] ads which offer machines with CD-ROM drives, plus I believe it is possible to get their ValuePoint machines with them also. Even ignoring these details, a LARGE number of clone vendors are now offering configurations with CD-ROM drives. '94 is the year that CD-ROM is really exploding. The main reasons are that the number and quality of titles is increasing, the hardware (CD-ROM drive) price/performance is much better, plus parents are starting to see the value in either purchasing PC's with CD-ROM drives or adding one to their existing PC's so that they can use the educational software that's coming out. Maybe the reason Commodore won't bring out an A4000 with a CD drive is because they can't get one to fit in the bay (has anyone ever managed to fit one in there?).