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From: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: One-meg agnus
Message-ID: <12405@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 11 Aug 89 23:28:37 GMT
References: <30585@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
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In article <30585@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes:
>Should I just save my money until I have enough for a 2000?  Does that make
>an A500 simply an ST on Steroids? :-)
     Snarl. With all due respect, I personally am getting more than a little 
tired of always being snickered at for buying an Amiga 500, or being thrown in
as one of those 'game-only geeks.' Between the business with Megatronics/AIR
('it's your fault for buying a 500') and the 'you mean you were silly enough to
buy a 500?' attitude on the net, it's really started to get to me. Look: not
all of us can AFFORD a 2000, alright? This does NOT mean that we are a pack of
'snot-nosed junior high pirate game players,' as I've heard us referred to on
other systems. (At least it hasn't gotten that bad here - yet!)
     Back on subject. IMHO, if you plan to expand your Amiga system past
obvious levels (IE, additional floppy drives or a hard drive and RAM), then
you should definately get an A2000, IF you can afford it. On the other hand,
you CAN expand a 500. It will cost more in the long run, but you'll get your
starting computer now, instead of a year from now (which was the case with me,
for example.)
                                                        - R'ykandar.
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