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- From: finnh@ak.planet.gen.nz (finn)
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
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- Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 06:27:23 GMT
-
- >On 26 Mar 1996 05:15:43 GMT, tempest@netins.net wrote:
-
- >>>So the OS is bigger than Amiga OS...Does more....costs less....Why does the
- >>>Amiga cost soo much? The Amiga has a bloated price....$2800 for an 040
- >>>box..Phulease....
- >>
- >>Your OS doesn't cost less.. Ours is included. We don't have to buy it.
-
- >I didn't need to purchase Win95 seperately. You -definately- need to
- >purchase both OSs if upgrading, unless you just pirate it. I'm sure
- >no one here does that, so your point is absolutely wrong.
-
- But Win95 sucks. I do know what I am talking abount here, we have a P100
- sitting in the next room with it on. I get more performance out of my Amiga
- when doing OS stuff, and that is 20 times slower.
-
- >>I can get an Amiga 3000 with 060 for $2000. Anyone can.
-
- >New? Well, if we talk used, I can get a Pentium 120 for half that
- >much. Double the speed, half the price. 4x the performance per
- >dollar.
-
- Double the _CPU_ speed, half the price, 1/4 x perfomance on the OS per dollar.
-
- Sorry, but Wintel tech sucks badly.
-
- Finn Higgins
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