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In article <BvCCrr.4CJ.2@cs.cmu.edu> eht@cmu.edu (Eric Thayer) writes:
> In article <1992Sep28.231657.8482@socrates.umd.edu> ice@socrates.umd.edu  
> (Fredrik Nyman) writes:
> > 
> > So, why are NeXTdimension boards still ~$5,000 even though they don't
> > even contain all the wonderful stuff that was promised, such as
> > on-board JPEG compression?  Are i860s really *that* expensive?  Are
> > there any really fancy things on the ND board that drive up the price?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Fredrik
> 
> My guess is that they want to keep the NeXTdimension community small so  
that  
> when NeXT comes out with a 32-bit color/alpha solution on the main CPU  
and  
> drops support for the NeXTdimension board (like the OD), there won't be  
this  
> huge outcry.
> 
> Time is running out for the DSP56K as well.
> 
> ...eric


Also, look at the people buying ND systems in bulk these days.  Typically,  
these are sites that demand live TV feeds in the corner of people displays  
regardless of cost (can't move $10^9 around without Geraldo in the  
background :-)

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