Re: 3DO (was Re: Roberta and Sierra propaganda)

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From: David Reeve Sward
Date: Sun, 02 May 1993 17:54

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Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc: 2-May-93 3DO (was Re:
Roberta and Si.. by Russell Webb@nyx.cs.du.e 
> I'm excited about the prospects of 3DO until I consider the current
> state of Philips' CD-I system and how dismally it is doing.  The first
> generation of 3DO machines is to be made by Panasonic/Matsushita,
> priced at around $700 list (ouch!).  This seems pricey, but look
> at the fervent interest in ibm.pc.games--circa $2000-3000 for an
> IBM games machine isn't exactly cost-effective, either.

Most people buy a PC to do more than just play games.
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From: David Reeve Sward <swa...@CMU.EDU>
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Subject: Re: 3DO (was Re: Roberta and Sierra propaganda)
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