Originally Posted by Ronnie Hurley
The fact that Meridian are calling the Processor the "861" only pisses off those recent 861 Purchasers who invested in the 13-15 year old 861, thinking that it was going to be upgradeable forever. That was never going to be true. But if Meridian had called it the 961, I think those users would find it much easier to understand that this is a COMPLETELY NEW Processor from the ground up, i.e. not an 861 at all. Hence they might find it easier to come to terms with the okay-ish Trade-Up Price

I don't think they could call it a 961 without also having a 908. And that would make owners or potential purchasers of 800 series kit nervous that a major change was also in store for other products, including the 810.

Of course, not all changes, even those from the ground upwards, are improvements. Perhaps the new architecture is cheaper to make? Perhaps the new architecture involved some changes of component because the older stuff was no longer available?

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