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Article #39682Re: Unexpandable megas
From: Thanasis Mitsolides
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 17:34
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 17:34
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>/* acf5:comp.sys.atari.st / gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) / 2:32 pm Dec 19, 1989 */ >In article <25185@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes: > >!It's always been my understanding of "business" that making one part serve >!several purposes is more economical... unless you're trying to "force" >!customers into paying your price for your product... >! >!Why would Atari Corp make *TWO* different PC boards, when it would cost them] >!more to do it that way...? > >Maybe it doesn't cost them more? Do you know anything about manufacturing? I believe that you are right Greg. Probably it will not cost them more... Eventually! Since Mega2s can not be expanded, more people would be *forced* to pay the unreasonably more expensive Mega4s. (now, 1Mbyte costs $90) So, more money for Atari, less for its loyal followers. Thus, they can afford the extra cost of manufacturing and keeping double inventory. Thanasis
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!adm!cmcl2!acf5!mitsolid From: mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Unexpandable megas Message-ID: <370007@acf5.NYU.EDU> Date: 20 Dec 89 17:34:00 GMT References: <8912120805.AA00886@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Organization: New York University Lines: 23