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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 23-Oct-2018 1:39:53
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This Notebook certainly will not sell in masses |
Who knows, Rabbit Hole Computing aren't even attempting to sell any outside of their local Amiga club it seems. I guess it is a lot of work installing all the custom software?
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 23-Oct-2018 1:55:39
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 23-Oct-2018 8:59:37
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Job done then
Why should people in Europe trust this company to ship their product half way across the world and to provide good after sales support from far far away when they don't know whether they are selling an Acer or Asus?!
They need to sign a deal with AmigaKit or they are losing sales every day.Last edited by BigD on 23-Oct-2018 at 09:00 AM.
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 23-Oct-2018 20:52:33
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Who knows, Rabbit Hole Computing aren't even attempting to sell any outside of their local Amiga club it seems. I guess it is a lot of work installing all the custom software?
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Please don't get silly
They have two models only: once you have installed it a single time, you just have to create a drive image and a couple of scripts to do so. |
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 31-Jan-2019 16:05:00
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 31-Jan-2019 22:33:25
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Great but are they actually going to sign some distribution / support deals with AmigaKit to get this into Europe? Waste of a good product, like Amithlon all over again _________________ "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art." John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios |
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 2-Feb-2019 17:06:40
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I donno.
All I wanted to do was to let the forum members be aware that if anyone is interested in looking at a ALICE laptop, and so happen to be in Southern California (or vicinities) in April, there is an opportunity.
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 2-Feb-2019 21:25:16
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I donno. All I wanted to do was to let the forum members be aware that if anyone is interested in looking at a ALICE laptop... |
Well, whoever is going on a day trip to simply 'look' at some PC laptop commodity Acer (or is Asus can't be sure with those White Rabbit peeps ) hardware with custom software and installation could at least ask a few questions!
1) HOW WE CAN GET HOLD OF THESE MACHINES IN EUROPE with proper support and customer service with out shipping it half way across the world if it fails under waranty or there's a software setup problem
2) How is it possible to produce / equip a machine that equates to the first Amiga laptop ever available that runs Amiga software (albeit under emulation) out of the box but not sell them like hot potatoes across the world?
Computers for the masses not the classes!Last edited by BigD on 02-Feb-2019 at 09:29 PM. Last edited by BigD on 02-Feb-2019 at 09:26 PM.
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 2-Feb-2019 21:30:01
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Computers for the masses not the classes! |
You can get 2 generations newer model with similar specs for $350 and Amikit with rabbit hole for €30. Considering that they are selling it for $650 and unpacking pics showed that it was a refurbished unit I just can't see masses paying their asking price. |
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 3-Feb-2019 18:38:53
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 3-Feb-2019 18:51:12
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Sorry BigD I cannot answer that - I have no connections at all with Rabbit Hole. |
I don't expect you to answer the question but it would be good if someone ASKED THE QUESTION AT THE EXHIBITION!!!
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I reckon that motto related to Commodore computers - not Amiga. |
That's what the A500 was all about. Pitty the Americans didn't appreciate it and bought NES systems instead _________________ "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art." John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios |
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 4-Feb-2019 20:34:02
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 5-Feb-2019 8:41:52
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That's what the A500 was all about. Pitty the Americans didn't appreciate it and bought NES systems instead |
Pity the Brits didn't appreciate it and bought more Sinclair/ZX Spectrums and Acorns than Amigas.Last edited by ferrels on 05-Feb-2019 at 08:42 AM.
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Re: Status of ALICE Laptop Posted on 5-Feb-2019 11:06:05
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Pity the Brits didn't appreciate it and bought more Sinclair/ZX Spectrums and Acorns than Amigas. |
As discussed previously, Americans are far more susceptible to advertising and marketing. Since the A500 wasn't pushed in Toys R' Us etc but rather computer shops and most Mom and Pops didn't understand the concept of a 'home computer' rather than just a work computer at home not many (relatively speaking) Americans upgraded their C64s to A500s! This is scandalous because that is a natural upgrade path.
IBM PCs were a bad joke for home computing in the 80s and early 90s but since Pop used them at work and they hadn't seen a Superbowl advert advocating the Amiga as an alternative they bought PeeCees! It's C='s fault but it also highlights the difference between Europe and USA. In Europe we were more price sensitive and we initially bought more Atari STs than Amigas and some people didn't upgrade their Spectrums and Amstrads until 1990 but the benefits of the Amiga over the PC for home use was never in doubt despite limited advertising. Nintendo obliterated Commodore in the US and only the Video Toaster let the Big Box Amigas hold onto any significant market there.Last edited by BigD on 05-Feb-2019 at 11:07 AM.
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