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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: AMIGA DEVELOPMENT KIT UPDATE: SORRY
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 02:30:00 EST
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>   Also- to the guy who complained that if you can't afford $3000 for a dev-
>elopment system, you can't afford what it takes to produce software:  It
>does not require MONEY do develop good software.  It requires time, talent,
>a good idea, and as lot of sweat.  Most of the software startups in the world
>did not come from large amounts of venture capital, they came from individuals
>with a good idea and the will to see it work.

i didn't say anything to the contrary.  i said that if commodore has to
ration their support resources (an idea i thought you first mentioned),
it would be reasonable for them to discriminate among potential developers
on the basis of the developers' economic resources; it's a lot easier than
trying to measure "time, talent, a good idea, and a lot of sweat".  note
we're not talking really big bucks here.  $3,000 is about one month's gross
pay for one good programmer.  "large amounts of venture capital" would be
at least a couple orders of magnitude more.