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Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- Subject: Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- From: David Cantrell <usenet-20010705@barnyard.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:25:04 +0100
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:06:48 +0200, "T.J.T van Kooten"
<thomas@-nospam-worldonline.nl> said:
>
>Bill Hoggett <bill_hoggett@lineone.net> wrote in message
>ra7sktkiuhanst9qrmth22ld7tg0dk2ldi@4ax.com">news:ra7sktkiuhanst9qrmth22ld7tg0dk2ldi@4ax.com...
>
>> You need to make your mind up. Either it's a toy - and at $300 retail
>> that's all you can aim for - or it's a computer for "general use and
>> for hobbyists".
>
>Educational computer toy/tool then, that's a better sales argument than most
>consoles offer these days.
It is? Compare and contrast the sales of those silly 'my first
computer' things, PC/Mac-based educational software, and even a
poor-selling console like the Dreamcast.
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