From: Scott Judson (sjudson_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jun 02 1997 - 11:33:07 EDT
On 2 Jun 97 at 15:44, Christoph Eyrich wrote:
> > Maybe you don't, but others do. Your useless criticisms and sweeping
> > generalizations are unnecessary.
>
> No, not at all. Did you ever try to get a good machine without the
> multimedia stuff etc.? It's impossible. Did you ever try to get a
> machine you can use for outside WORK. It's next to impossible.
It seems that you are confusing your needs with the needs of the
others who may or may not have similar requirements.
>
> There are a couple of people who just want a fast machine with NO
> extras, just to run a system like Linux, with Emacs, TeX, GCC. They
> don't need high color, they don't need a CDRom, nor do they need
> a soundcard or video in and out and what have you. Instead we got to
> pay for a lot of things we don't need, well, unless we want to play
> the latest games.
There is the problem - "a couple of people" = limited market. If you
want to create a stripped down laptop with no bells and whistles, go
for it - but beware that the market may not support it. If it does
great! - you will have proven the big boys wrong. You may find that
there is a market but that it is too small to keep prices down and
still make a reasonable profit.
Scott Judson
ERI Services - Measurement & Verification
sjudson_at_eri.eqt.com
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