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In article <1993Jan27.122016.15290@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>, rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes:
> 	Well, I just received the recent Micro Center ad, and form the 
> looks of the prices, I really don't see anyone buying a Falcon other then 
> musicians.
> 
> 	First, we have the Macs..... Hmmmmmm, a LC II with 4 megs of ram 
> and 80 meg hard drive... $1190 (All prices I'm going to quote are without 
> monitor, just to keep it in line with the Falcon without monitor) IIsi, 
> same config, $1500.
> 
> 	Oh, you don't like Macs. How about an Intel based machine.
> MicroCenter doesn't even carry any 386 machines. (Except for notebooks.) A
> Compaq Prolinea, with a 486sx, 120 meg hard drive, SVGA, and 4 megs of ram.
> (Also a fax/modem) $1398! (Also included is one-year on-site support!!) 
> 
> 	As much as I would like the Falcon to succeed, I don't see it 
> having any sort of success anywhere but the musical world, and then only 
> until a DSP card comes out for the Mac or Intel world. (And people use the 
> argument that since they weren't built in, software won't support them. Is 
> that why Miami here just bought 12 macs for use with Midi? Once a DSP card 
> is released, support will follow)
> 
> (I'm not associated with Micro Center at all, and I'm not trying to be an 
> advertisement, I just wanted people to see prices other than mail-order.)
> 
> Later.......
> 
> ------======={{{{{{{{((((((Ryan 'Gozar' Collins))))))))}}}}}}}}=======--------

  While I agree that Atari is in very ruff shape I would like to point out that
the prices you mention are after serious discounting.  Sure, I Falcon 4/65
retails for $1295, but after discounting, I expect it around $1000.  Let's be
practical for a minute.  After the Die Hards get their hands on them and the
machine begin to rest in quantity, the price will drop.  How much can you get a
1 meg STe for (ans $379).  It retails at $599!  That is one hell of a drop.  I
expect the same will happen to the Falcon.

  Will I buy one?  I think so, bt in the two piece case.  It will be the 030
configuration at 33Mhz I suppose.  I know I won't be able to afford the 040. 
And it will suit me just fine.  ANd if I can get Mac II or 486 emmulation off
it, hey that's even better.  For the record, I own no emmulator for my Mega ST
and have never really seen the use for it.  All my software does everything I
need it to, and more.  I doubt I will ever use Calamus SL to its fullest
potential, but that's cool.

  So cool.  Computers aren't the end all/be all that they want to be.  All the
technology filtering down to us home users is already out of date.  So use what
you can and enjoy it for what it is.  That's why you bought the thing in the
first place...

I have no further communications.
Mark Santora