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Gavan McCormack (Tetragon@Lisa.apana.org.au) wrote:
: In article <15APR199502322939@vms2.tamu.edu>, error@hell wrote:
: > Shheeea!  As if!  I have built 2000 systems that would BLOW AWAY ANY A4000
: > or A3000 system, and is used is EXTREMELY high end video production.....

: Get a clue! This guy wanted to upgrade his A500, not spend 1 billion
: ($Aus) dollars on expanding an obsolete A2000. On a dollars spent vs.
: performance basis, there is no way he can catch up to an A1200 either expanded
: or unexpanded even with the price of cheap Zorro2 stuff here, and
: compatibility, I won't even begin there. (He mentioned about games.)

Yep, an _irrepairable_ A1200 over a common item A2000. What is he going 
to do when those CIA's blow?

SMT systems are viable when the parent company (or company that provides 
parts) is in business.

: you can get such card for that price here, and he WANTED to play games and
: have AGA compatibility. On top of that he wanted mid-range speed, expansion
: wasn't critical (ie: he didn't want to run a BBS on the thing) and if had to
: be compatible, preferrably not obsolete and he obviously didn't want to pay

The A2000 is not obsolete. If you define obsolecence by performance, the 
A2000 will always win (68040). If you define obsolecence by support, the 
A1200 is virtually irrepairable, again making the A500/2000/3000 the only 
viable machines.

: the earth. (Some of these are assumptions from the original post, but they're
: reasonable if you read the original posting.)

But your post was hostile, narrow-minded, and insulting. A2000s aren't 
the garbage you make them out to be, especially considering they will do 
better and faster graphics than any A1200 can achieve (short of a Zorro 
slot box which would give the graphics, but would cost more than than an 
A2000 with graphics card together and STILL not offer an 040)

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