On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:40:04 UTC, Guy King
wrote:
The message
from Ed Sirett contains these words:
Part of me is truly impressed with the design which makes a whole range of
models from the same production line. Part of me is wondering by
what mechanism can a the huge price differentials be maintained ( ”¬ΓΊ815
versus ”¬ΓΊ1009) for essentially a firmware difference.
I forget which computer firm it was in the 60s(?), perhaps ICL, that had
a simple upgrade to double the speed of your computer. When the firm
paid for the upgrade a technician arrive, took off a panel, snipped one
wire, and put the panel back.
IBM. ICL wouldn't have had the nous.
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