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- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!
- Message-ID: <1996Mar22.092534.53508@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 22 Mar 96 09:25:34 -0600
- References: <1996Mar9.164206.53264@cobra.uni.edu> <4htrh3$qld@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <0099FB1C.88102D88@netins.net>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
-
- In article <0099FB1C.88102D88@netins.net>, tempest@netins.net writes:
- > In article <barrett-1903960120570001@desm-01-19.dialup.netins.net>, barrett@radiks.net (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
- >>In article <0099F8A2.9046DEF6@netins.net>, tempest@netins.net wrote:
- >>
- >>
- >>>Yes Amiga can run mac applications at the same speed or faster than most macs
- >>>can run it. On this subject, you don't have a clue in hell about it.
- >>
- >> Sounds like you are the one lacking a clue.
- >>
- >
- > No you are just upset that Amiga's can emulate mac software so perfectly.
-
- Powermacs can emulate an Amiga..But who cares..
- >
- >> The average processing power of an Amiga is a 68020 at 14Mhz. There
- >>are some Amigas that are faster, but they are offset by the huge numbers
- >>of 68000 Amigas.
- >
- > Where exactly did you see me say 'average Amiga'? I don't see it, do you?
- >
- > I have never owned an 020 Amiga.. the Slowest Amiga I have is an 040 35mhz
- > Amiga. We now have 060 50mhz Amiga's, which run mac software faster than
- > any 680x0 Mac! Period! Amiga's will soon be using Power PC 604 Chip too,
- > so we will yet again run your Power Mac software faster than you can as well.
- > 060 50mhz runs mac software at great speeds already however, much faster than
- > most mac's.
- >
-
- I would hope that the 060 Amiga running in 16 colors would be faster than 040
- Macs, considering Apple never had a 060 one..
-
- Those PowerPC Amigas are a pipe dream...And if they ever wash ashore in North
- America, will be over priced and under power if the A4000t is any indication.
-
- >>The average processing power of a Mac is a 60Mhz PowerPC 601; sure, there
- >>are lots of 68030 and 68040 Macs, but there are also lots of 120Mhz
- >>PowerPC604-based Macs.
- >>
- >> Thus, to say that an Amiga (or a typical Amiga) can run Mac software as
- >>fast or faster than a typical Mac is nuts.
- >>
- >
- > Like I said marky, I never said typical Old Amiga, I said Amiga! Don't
- > try to use average crap to try to support your discussion.
- >
- > I bet you my Slower 040 Amiga can run more software than your fastest Power
- > Mac could ever dream of, and I will run Amiga,IBM, and your Mac software all
- > at the same time. Will let you know how the Power 604 Amiga runs your mac
- > software in a year or so. :)
-
- Big deal. We can do that too..IBM and Amiga....We do it better....->
- >
- >
- >>--
- >>Marc Barrett
- >>barrett@radiks.net
-
- PowerMacs does more....costs less....
-
-
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