Re: Where were A2 clones sold and advertised

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a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:

>    Most of these were illegal clones, so it's doubtful they would have
>advertised in magazines (I do remember seeing at least one ad from
>an electronics shop in a Nibble magazine, advertising a no-name
>clone). I certainly don't remember any full page ads, unless you
>count compatibles (not clones) like the Laser and Franklin series.

I don't take clone to mean absolutely identical but rather clone
as it is used in the PC world.  We still say IBM computers are
PCs and other PCs are clones but they are not really anymore.
In that terminology, Lasers and Franklins are also clones.

BTW, what kind of PC are you using these days, Mitch?  I
remember a year and a half ago you were telling me that you
would switch from Intel to other CPU but other CPU makers
were not cutting edge.  But through most of 2000, AMD
jumped ahead of Intel in terms of cutting edge and actually,
the AMD Thunderbird Athlons are still faster than the P4s of
the same clock (1.4Ghz Athlons outperform 1.7Ghz P4s...
but it is true that when the 2Ghz P4s come out they will be
able to pull ahead unless AMD releases a higher clocked
Athlon).  But I mean last year, even based on clock speed
alone AMD had it all.  When AMD reached 1Ghz, Intel had
nothing comparable at all for 3 months.  Same at the
850Mhz and 900Mhz levels.  And at the 1.13Ghz level, Intel
had to recall the PIII.  Did you build yourself an Athlon at that
time?  Just wondering...  ;-)