> choices. I love the design of the TAM, it is brilliant and beyond beautiful.
> I think to limit it to a non-upgradable 603 (untill recently) instead of an
> upgradeable 604 was insane
Well, consider the amount space in there. A 603 produces alot less heat than
a 604. It was the design team's baby and they went for looks over cost and
looks over processing ability.
> I also believe that to limit it's production and then break
> the molds exemplifies what nearly destroyed Apple
Why would someone pay $8,000 (and many did) for a computer that was going to
be mass produced in six months? The whole concept was a beautiful, limited
edition collectors item. And to a small extent that has worked. A TAM goes
for more than 4 times what a similarly equipped 6400 sells for on eBay.
Roman Bitner
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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Duo] Re: uy a Sony Vaio- P1/TAM dissapointment
>Date: Fri, Aug 6, 1999, 11:08 AM
>
> Excuse the off topic-ness here.
>
> For those of you who so strongly defended the Twentith Anniversary Mac, I
> think it was produced at a time when Apple was making a lot of strange
> choices. I love the design of the TAM, it is brilliant and beyond beautiful.
> I think to limit it to a non-upgradable 603 (untill recently) instead of an
> upgradeable 604 was insane (btw the G3 upgrades are very problematic in case
> you didn't know). I also believe that to limit it's production and then break
> the molds exemplifies what nearly destroyed Apple, ie. Untouchable added to
> what was already an overpriced elite platform in the marketplace.
>
> I think it is obvious Jobs and Apple are back on track. I personally don't
> like the design of the Apple flat screen displays so (since dumping the TAM)
> I planned to use my old 280c as my office Mac untill the P1 became available.
>
> The IBook is wonderful, it's just not what I want sitting on my desk or to
> take on the road and I don't like hearing about the heating and battery
> issues with the G3 upgraded 2400.
>
> I saw a comment here on the baoards about the Vaio and out of my frustration
> thought it was worth addressing. Are we alone, those of us who want a small
> powerfull Mac that is an extention of our graphics/video workstations?
>
> Were the Duo sales figures way below the other PowerBooks? Why is Sony, Sharp
> and others addressing my/our desires while Apple isn't?
>
> Jobs do you want me to buy a Vaio (or Actius or whatever)?
>
> Cheers All,
> Jim
>
> PS. Does anybody at Apple pay attention to this list?
>
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