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In article <5132@sugar.hackercorp.com>, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> In article <131467@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>> If you don't mind, then don't upgrade your machine. 
> 
> Of course I bloody well mind.
> 
>> 	Deal #0 : Turn in your A1000 and get an A500 for free.
> 
> If Commodore was serious about us 1000 owners, they'd do something like that.

But there's one other thing.. I _like_ my A1000. And I have invested a fair
amount of money in stuff like memory expansion that I likely won't be able to
use on a 500 or 2000. Regardless, I don't _want_ a computer that looks like an
Atari and have disks sticking out of the side (the silliest design I have ever
heard of, sucks up another 6-12 inches of desk space on the side unless you
want to perform acrobatics to get your disk out). And I love the Amiga 1000
keyboard.... I can use a telephone wire to extend it, I don't have a heavy,
inflexible cord sitting in my lap when it's not on the desk and the cord slides
conveniently out of the way under the computer when its on the desk, much
unlike the awkward 2000 keyboard. I also like the keyboard's size, look, and
feel, things which I dislike about the 2000 keyboard (too big, too heavy,
sticky key feel. And the legs break off easily).

The 1000 is beautiful. The 500 is an impractical Atari ST clone. The 2000 is a
behemoth IBM PC clone. 

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