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From: baron@runx.OZ (Jason Haines)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Should 64K ROMs be supported?
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Date: Sun, 28-Dec-86 19:37:07 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 28 19:37:07 1986
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> upgrade?  For most of the casual users, people who don't rely on their
> Mac as part of their work, the upgrade isn't necessary.  Should they be
> forced to buy added power they don't really need?

My thinking is that if someone doesn't upgrade at least the ROMs/Drive, they
do so for the following reasons :- 

1) Lack of money;
2) Lack of brains;
3) shortage of upgrades;
4) no need, just a casual user; or
5) some other strange reason.

Now people that fit into box 1) don't have the money to buy the upgrade, so they
have little money to spend on software. These are a major body of software
pirates, since they lack the money to buy software, they copy what they need.

The shortage of upgrades is a valid point - implies that people are falling
over each other to get upgrades.

People in box 4) need very little software, so that a 128K ROM ONLY position
can be supported.

Anything else?

Jason Haines

BTW, Happy New Year