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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2385.1 | I;
I've seen one | NORGE::CHAD | | Fri Jul 06 1990 12:42 | 4 |
| I saw one at Wurlys in Boston. Looked neat. I didn't really getto hear it --
to many kids playing guitar.
Chad
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| 2385.2 | Window shopping only | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | This is your brain on Unix | Fri Jul 06 1990 13:58 | 2 |
| At the current price tag, I don't expect this is going to be a hot
item for people on typical COMMUSIC salaries.
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| 2385.3 | $? | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | ECADSR::SHERMAN 235-8176, 223-3326 | Fri Jul 06 1990 16:22 | 3 |
| What is the current price tag? (I could use a laugh ... or a cry ...)
Steve
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| 2385.4 | a lot | NORGE::CHAD | | Fri Jul 06 1990 17:59 | 4 |
| Probably about a base-model hatchback from <insert your favorite compact auto-
maker> worth.
Chad
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| 2385.5 | Automatic and A/C extra... | TALLIS::SEIGEL | | Mon Jul 09 1990 14:18 | 3 |
| I seem to recall that the base price on a 770 was over $7K...
andy
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| 2385.6 | ! | DCSVAX::COTE | You make the knife feel good... | Mon Jul 09 1990 14:44 | 3 |
| For that price they should be standard...
Edd
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| 2385.7 | | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | ECADSR::SHERMAN 235-8176, 223-3326 | Mon Jul 09 1990 14:44 | 4 |
| Ulp ... gack ... Thanks ... now I've gotta clean off my video screen
...
Steve
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| 2385.8 | ...no wheels even...nice engine tho | LEDDEV::ROSS | shiver me timbres.... | Mon Jul 09 1990 18:16 | 14 |
|
Dont worry. Six months from now they'll be $995 like
everyone else.
Diff interp. is nothing new. Check the Keyboard Mag
summary on samplers...
Part of the cost apparently is the 'non-optional' nnnMegabyte
Hard disk.....yes, you HAVE to buy theirs. SCSI beware.
rr
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| 2385.9 | What else ? | GVA05::BOULMIER | | Fri Jul 13 1990 14:37 | 16 |
| I think we might consider this stuff because it offers some things
others offer at higher price.
What do you mean by SCSI beware, isn't it a "real" SCSI interface?
I also know that it has a nice user interface and other things that
are optional on other samplers ?
Do you thing we should forget it because its price is a little bit
higher than others because a lot of things come with it
(ie 40Mb internal hard disk) ???
It is hard to make a choice between AKAI, EMAX and ROLAND
any idea ?
Pat
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| 2385.10 | no.......not what I meant. S550 is killer...so... | LEDDEV::ROSS | shiver me timbres.... | Fri Jul 13 1990 19:51 | 13 |
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No....I cant poo poo it. I started to drool too when
I saw the ad in KEYBOARD.
I say SCSI beware in that I HOPE this is not a trend
to bundle big disks inside the unit. THIS COSTS THE
CONSUMER. ( or rather: we have no choice of vendor...
which can imply no bargaining power or free market..get it?)
ron
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| 2385.11 | The Customer Is Never Right | AQUA::ROST | Get up and get hip to the trip | Fri Jul 13 1990 19:59 | 8 |
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But look at it from the mfr's standpoint....lotsa customers bitch when
their SCSI drive and sampler don't wanna cooperate. Easy way out is
install the HD at the factory. Plus you also avoid complaints from
folks who discover that using the thing without a hard drive is almost
impossible (can you say TX16W??).
Brian
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| 2385.12 | TX16W | NORGE::CHAD | | Fri Jul 13 1990 20:25 | 15 |
| Hey
I can say TX16W and I used it a lot without HD (though the V2 system
supposedly suppported them).
Apple sells all of their Mac IIs with HD, we sell mVAX (and others) with HD,
etc etc etc. There is still 3rd party to upgrade it/add onto it. Most of
the AT and up clones come bundled with a harddrive.
I believe the S770 has a 40 meg drive? That isn't much. Having SCSI allows
you to put on additional drives of your own choosing. Having an internal HD
makes a lot of sense. Your not paying 7K for the HD.
Chad
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