On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Werner Augusto Roder Kai wrote:
> Although Javi and Nestor say that is not just a rumour, we must
> consider it as a rumour unless we get news directly from ASCII, or we
> can read at the ASCII homepage: "We will make new MSX MACHINE".
I got this directly from ASCII. Yamashita, to be exact.
> You know (or at least should know) most of Japanese people (like the
> American-USA people) don't mind about what is happening out of their
> countries.
They seem to mind this time.
> I can't talk for Europe, but what WE need here in Brazil ? We need a
> home computer with FDD standard. HD, CD, color InkJet printer and
> Internet capabilities, small, that can be used with TV or monitor, and
> with all software in Portuguese, costing the same as a 20" TV set or VCR
> what is equal to +/- 250 US$. Is it possible today ? YES.
This is needed not only in Brazil, but in any place where the advanced
capabilities of a PC are not required, so that's nosense to pay so much
for it. And I agree: it is possible to make this machine so cheap. Even
cheaper.
> If they really wants to make a new MSX MACHINE, it will be a great big
> great mistake if people like Ademir Carchano, Adriano Cunha, Ricardo
> Bittencourt, Leonardo Padial, Leonard Oliveira, Nestor Soriano, Daniel
> Zorita, Manuel Pazos, Henrik Gilvad, Cas Cremers, Maarten ter Huurne,
> Sunrise and other great MSX users were not asked or even employed in the
> project.
I agree. But until now, ASCII didn't know anything about these people. Now
I think I could help.
Regards,
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