Xref: utzoo comp.misc:3501 alt.cyberpunk:826 Path: utzoo!edhnic!becker!ziebmef!ncrcan!lsuc!mnetor!cxsea!ssc-vax!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!rutgers!labrea!agate!e260-4g.berkeley.edu!c60a-1bq From: c60a-1bq@e260-4g.berkeley.edu (nunnayourbiznezz) Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.cyberpunk Subject: Re: Another Leary thing Message-ID: <14185@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 12 Sep 88 18:59:39 GMT References: <14033@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <319@flatline.UUCP> Sender: usenet@agate.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: na Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 14 No doubt that computers are useful, but until they fall to at most $400 ($250, the price of a tV or stereo would be good0, they will not become truly populist. I expect this goal in a few years with some PClone systems. As someone who has benifitted from micros (and knowing how to program them), I only wish this price drop would come sooner. Until joe/jane average needs a computer, she will not get one. (By need, i mean percieve a need. i.e. we need TVs, radios, and microwaves) As for Leary, he did say "ghetto." That was no exaggeration. Maybe he's been seeing too many reciepts from his recent speaking tour. Still, $600 is a lot of money. If a computer purchase has to be planned for 9+ months, it is not as affordable as it should be. John Kawakami