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Re: What makes a computer "exciting"..?

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From: Derk Haendel
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 09:48
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In <1992Dec25.224936.17602@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, Dan Cable writes:
>Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>>[ thoughtful but somewhat wordy stuff deleted ] 8 ) 
>>So, what is it that makes a computer "exciting"...?
>
>Should one's choice of computer(s) be an emotional issue? I am forced to
>agree with you that it is. "New" is what makes a computer "exciting". New
>peripherals, new programs, new experiences of sight and sound. Newfound
>functionality. This is what drives the ever upward spiral of processor
>speeds and graphics resolutions. How many people really need 66mhz? For what?
>How many things do you need to do that couldn't adequately be done on an 8
>bit machine? I'm sure there are some but not many. Perhaps Atari's
>salvation will be that they will market cans of "new computer smell" to
>stimulate the users olfactory senses until Falcons arrive to tempt us with
>new sights and sounds.
>
I've bought my Computer, because of the SM124 flickerfree-monochromemode!
The many things I can do with my old MST 4 / TOS 1.2 serve me well, but
since I do a lot of DTP now, I'd love to get a faster Computer, without
changing the Software ;-)

>Please accept my opinions on this matter in the light they were given even
>if the original question was thought provoking.

I hate postings like 'I have the best computer'. People who know, what they
want to do with their computer, should buy the machine, on which they can
do anything they want.

Excuse my bad English   HANK
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hank@longus.north.de
Derk Haendel, Ostpreussenstrasse 17, 2887 Elsfleth, Tel. 04404 - 3294
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From: hank@longus.north.de (Derk Haendel)
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Subject: Re: What makes a computer "exciting"..?
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Date: 27 Dec 92 09:48:38 GMT
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