Re: WOW. You guys are ...

[seanlynch <seanlynch@delphi.com>]

CJ RedWolf <cjredwolf@aol.com> writes:
 
>If you want to talk prices, then explain to me why I spent over $2800 on
>my GS system when it first came out? I spent CONSIDERABLY less on my
>"shiney new Pentium system" as you guys call it.. lets not compare apples
>and oranges.. compare apples to apples.. (Now theres a pun).. Thats like
>saying, well, I can buy a used 286 for $10 nowadays, god, its kicks a
>Pentiums ass for the price!  Of course the GS is cheap.. its 10 years
 
Explain, Hmmm...
 
Well when you spent $2800 on that new GS, you could have chosen to buy an IBM 26
clone for about $3000! It would have had a 5.25" floppy, a 10 or 20 Meg
HD, and CGA color(not as nice as the GS's RGB color). Hey come to think of it
You can buy a 100Mhz Pentium or Power PC Mac for less that an old 8086
cost when they first came out in '81.
 
More computers are made today, so economies of scale are brought in to play,
also most computers and parts are made using foriegn labor, and factories
that have been paid for. 15 years ago, most companies making computers
were making fewer computers, and using higher cost Americans to do the work.
 
There was little competition, so profits were high and no reason to cut costs.
 
Comparing the computer industry today to 10 or 15 years ago is ridiculous.
Most people with older Orphan computers keep them around because they still
work. Many do have newer computers, but don't throw out their old ones.
Just because chevy sells new corvettes, does that mean I should throw out
the '64 Impala convertable in my garage?
 
No way! But the 'vette goes faster, has ABS, Computer controlled fuel injection!
OK... the Impala isn't even an SS, but I still keep it.
 
So when you figure out why a new Pentium costs  a quarter of what an new
ibm pc 8086 ($5000) did in 1981, you'll have answered your own question!!
 
sean