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- Path: cobra.uni.edu!sinclap2954
- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (NAME)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The New Ami: a right step!
- Message-ID: <1996Mar16.004758.53397@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 16 Mar 96 00:47:58 -0600
- References: <4hrvsl$7ev@sinsen.sn.no> <1996Mar9.162614.53263@cobra.uni.edu> <DoB076.Cr2@bton.ac.uk>
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- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <DoB076.Cr2@bton.ac.uk>, tl14@bton.ac.uk (Eddie) writes:
- > PETER SINCLAIR-DAY (sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu) wrote:
- >
- > : Big step for Amiga users? ROTFLMAO!!! 030 in 1996!!!Amazing...
- >
- > Yes, well perhaps it's because for most users we don't actually need a
- > huge processor just to run a NON-MULTITASKING OS. PowerMacs run well, but an
- > Amiga with *only* a 030 on board will run VERY WELL.
-
- What the hell do you know what most users want? The reason you make an absurb
- statement is that you don' have it..
-
- >
- > : >
- > : > 2. If you expected somthing like AGA+ with improved gfx and
- > : > 16bit sound remember that AT can't work miracles. It's not so
- > : > long since they took over the leftover mess from C=. If you
- > : > don't like it, buy a gfx card.
- > : >
- >
- > : Or invest in a different platform thats going somewere..
- >
- > And what platform do you suggest? AT are moving towards PPC platform. I
- > think thats going somewhere - or don't you agree with your PowerMac?
-
- I agree with my Powermac 7100/80 that is priced half what an Amiga 4000
- costs...
-
- >
- > : > When reading the announcement from AT I was thrilled to see that
- > : > the porting of AmigaOS to PPC is on schedule and that we
- > : > actually can expect to see Power Amiga's available early 1997!!
- > : > I wouldn't have dared to dream this possible.
- >
- > : Most likely and what price points?
- >
- > Probably no-more expensive than the top-end PowerMacs and it will run a
- > hell of a lot better too!
-
- And what about the middle and lowends? And is AT committed to the North
- American market? Will we see MS Office, Photoshop, Persuasion, Quark,
- Pagemaker and much more available for the mythical PowerAmiga?
- >
- > : >
- > : > I think AT has done a respectable job in reviving the Amiga. My
- > : > only gripe with AT is the poor developer support. They certainly
- > : > could have made a better effort on making the NDK 3.1 available,
- > : > at least uploaded the includes/autodcs to Aminet.
- > : >
- > Here, Here. AT are doing stirling work given the huge amounts of cathching up
- > and sorting out they've got to do. AT - you must start liasing with
- > developers though - give them some confidence!!
- >
- > : > I think the new Amiga is a step in the right direction with
- > : > it's modularity and expandability. Also the fact that it can be
- > : > turned into a tower is very positive and shows that AT is on
- > : > the right path.
- >
- > Yes too right.
- >
- > Well,i think that covers it. Remember we don't all need some souped up chi
- > just to make our computers useable. The PowerMac's are good machines. I
- > prefer Amiga's - and until something better than a Mac or PC comes out I will
- > always use my Amiga. Just because it hasen't got the latest chip in it,
- > doesn't mean it isn't still a great computer. MHz speeds mean very little in
- > the performance of the *WHOLE* system - any one who thinks otherwise isjust
- > plain ignorant.
-
- Typical excuse..You may feel that way because the apps have not advanced..My
- apps I use would choke on the current high end Amiga if available. Considering
- my higher clock speed is 50% cheaper than the A4000T..
-
- > --
- > ***************************************************************************
- > * Tim Lewis (a.k.a Eddie) * "You think I'm crazy! *
- > * * You wouldn't know what crazy was *
- > * T.Lewis@bton.ac.uk * if Charles Manson was sitting on *
-
-
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