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¥2¤6A1200 - THE WINNER?¥1¤1


With  the  release  of  the Amiga 1200
Commodore hopes to win back some users
from  both  PC  and consoles, but will
they  succeed?   Will  the A1200 be as
great success as the C-64 and the A500
became  when  they  were introduced to
the public?
 ¤9Well, if you look at the cost-related
side, you'll see that the A1200 is the
first  computer Commodore has released
since  1985,  when the Amiga was born,
that   an  ordinary  user  can  afford
(A500+ and A600 not counted while they
are  A500's in different shapes).  Who
could  afford  the A3000 when it first
reached  the market, not to talk about
the A4000.  A very impressive machine,
but  also  a  very  expensive piece of
hardware.    The  A1200  is  really  a
reduced  A4000.   It  takes use of the
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new  AGA-circuits,  which  finally can
beat  the  PC when it comes to colours
on  screen,  256  in  normal mode, and
256000  in  HAM8.   The  price IS very
resonable   in   comparison  with  the
hardware.
 ¤1So, there's no problem then, or?  But
that's  exactly  what  there is.  Most
people  who  buy  an Amiga does it for
the  games.   That's why Commodore has
lost  so  many buyers to the consoles.
The  software houses hesitates when it
comes to converting games and programs
to  the  A1200.  The market is not big
enough  they  say.   And if there's no
difference   between   the  games  and
programs  on  the  A500 and the A1200,
many  users  don't buy a new computer.
This  holds  especially for parents to
kids  who only use their computers for
game-playing, and it's sad to say that
those  are  one of the major groups of
Amiga-owners.
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¤9So come on!  If you wan't to keep  the
Amiga  alive  and  make  the  A1200 as
widely used as the A500, buy one!
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