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From: dca@kesmai.COM (David C. Albrecht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Desktop III USAF Contract
Message-ID: <185@kesmai.COM>
Date: 27 Sep 88 04:31:03 GMT
References: <4154@louie.udel.EDU> <604@afit-ab.arpa> <9389@cup.portal.com>
Organization: Kesmai Corporation, Charlottesville, VA
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In article <9389@cup.portal.com>, thad@cup.portal.com writes:
> dBASE III has been released for the AT&T 3B1 (aka UNIX-PC aka 7300) for
> some time.
> Microsoft WORD has also been ported to the 3B1.
> I also have Supercomp 20 and MultiPlan on the 3B1.  These are all documented
> in the nice red AT&T slipcases, etc.
> Far fewer 3B1/7300/UNIX-PC have been sold than have Amigas, yet there was
> NO hesitancy on the part of Ashton-Tate, Microsoft, etc. porting their
> product to THAT machine.  Why the delay porting to the Amiga?
> 
First off the 3b1 was a 5K plus machine, not a $800 machine.  Even so,
though I have no proof to back this guess up, but I would wager that AT&T paid
big bucks to get those people to port their stuff to the 7300.   I would be
surprised to hear otherwise.  Even big names will listen if you wave money
in their face up front.

AT&T also lost its shirt on the 7300 series for many reasons.  Commodore
hardly needs to emulate that performance.

David Albrecht