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- Path: grafix.xs4all.nl!rdingem
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 23:09:05 GMT+1
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- Subject: Re: Apple troubles benefit Amiga?
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- From: rdingem@grafix.xs4all.nl (Ruud Dingemans)
- Message-ID: <rdingem.4emu@grafix.xs4all.nl>
- Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland
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- In a message of 12 Feb 96 Mike wrote to All:
-
- >> BTW, saw a DEC Alpha workstation running today. It's desktop is snappy,
- >> but not a lot more than an A1200 with some Fast-RAM. Not bad, considering
- >> it's about 100+ times faster...
-
- M> try a render on it then....but dont go for coffee
-
- 99% of computer users regularly use a GUI, but not a lot of them
- render regularly. Word processing, games and (lately up-and coming)
- comms are the average computer uses. None of those require workstation
- performance.
-
- (Which doesn't mean you are not right, of course, but let's keep
- things into perspective.)
-
- Regards, Ruud
- rdingem@grafix.xs4all.nl
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