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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!
- Date: 24 Mar 1996 18:40:29 -0800
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
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- >In a message of 18 Mar 96 Marc N. Barrett wrote to All:
- >
- > >> Aside from those two points, I can run Mac software as fast (and
- >sometimes
- > >> faster) than a "real" 030 Mac. Which isn't bad considering I am using
- >an
- > >> 030 Amiga.
- >
- > MNB> The problem is, 030 Macs are slow. Much as I like Macs, I wouldn't
- > MNB> want to use one that slow.
- >
- >...Which just goes to show that mr B. is suffering from the
- >dreaded MegaHertz Syndrome.
- >
- >(Then again, we all knew that, while he, being deluded by flashy
- >adverts, failed to see it all along.)
- >
- >A few years ago, he was uttering something about 030 Macs
- >being soooo fast and, of course, oh so much better than an Amiga.
- >
- >MNB> PowerMac 6100s are readily available for less than
- >MNB> $1000.
- >
- >Oh yes, right. Double that price for "somewhere in Europe" if
- >you want keyboard & monitor.
-
- Correct ... his Power Mac is JUST $2499.99 at Best Buy in Houston, Texas!
-
-
- Gary Peake "Mystic Meg" Fellow AMIGA Users:
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