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Article #2148Re: Toy Computers
From: Doug Pardee
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1986 18:42
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1986 18:42
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> A serious concern -- that selling the ST in toy stores at
> toy store prices will lead to the overwhelming preponderance of
> ST software being toy software -- is trivialized by suggesting
> that anybody who dares to have such concerns must be in a mental
> hospital.
Why should anyone get upset over the "toy computer" name? Let's be
honest here: both the Amiga and the 520 ST are toy computers, as
are virtually all "home" (as opposed to "office") computers. I
don't mean that they have minimal capabilities, I mean that they
will be used for personal amusement.
Whether that amusement is in playing games or in hacking, I don't think
there's a difference. The computer is being used as a plaything.
--
Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {hardy,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug
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