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- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Walker vs. the $999 7200/75 w/4xCD!
- Message-ID: <1996Apr3.221853.53817@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 3 Apr 96 22:18:53 -0600
- References: <1996Mar26.121829.53605@cobra.uni.edu> <315A9A35.1CF7@xnet.com> <4jfr76$mer@daily-planet.nodak.edu> <Pine.SOL.3.92.960403131715.6208G-100000@aristotle.algonet.se>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
-
- In article <Pine.SOL.3.92.960403131715.6208G-100000@aristotle.algonet.se>, Thomas Karlsen <sledge@algonet.se> writes:
- > On 29 Mar 1996, Nathanael J Henderson wrote:
- >
- >> : Peter, you are living proof that if you stare at the hardware too long
- >> : you will go blind. The Mac 7200/75 with 8megs of ram will do nothing.
- >> : Photoshop is so slow on that config, that you can brew coffee between
- >> : screen refreshes.
- >>
- >> Try getting more RAM. (And don't you dare scream bloat--tossing
- >> around graphics files like PhotoShop does takes a lot of RAM, and if you
- >> don't have it it hits the hard disk almost continuously.)
- >
- > And more RAM means more $$ and then the PowerMac isn't so cheap anymore.
-
- $250 more for 16 meg sim..big deal. The A4000T is $2800 plus extra for
- additional memory..
-
- >
- >> : Speaking of which, you get no 24-bit screens from
- >> : that config with out adding more stuff (DiaMOND STEALTH = $1000 or
- >> : $800 depending on ram config,).
- >>
- >> Why the hell would you spend a thousand bucks for a card? You *did*
- >> know that more VRAM can be easily and cheaply added to the 7200, yes?
- >> Apparently not. Boy, I'm glad you don't manage our local machines! We'd
- >> be broke within the week. :-)
- >
- > And is you add more VRAM it also means you will have to pay more $$ for
- > the machine. Then the $999 is not $999 anymore..
- >
-
- $50 more.. So $1300 for a 24 megs and 24 bit color..The Amiga A4000T would
- costs three times as much..
-
- >
- >> : Mac software is so fat that without 32
- >> : megs of ram at least, you'll be playing a few games and typing letters
- >> : at most.
- >>
- >> Congratulations! In the absence of "tempest", you win the "biggest
- >> crock of BS" award! Sheesh. I've got 16 Meg and have NO trouble with
- >> running out of RAM. Matter of fact, I turned off VM and tossed
- >> RamDoubler. Of course, I can only run a couple development environments,
- >> a resource fork editor, 'works' package, telecom programs, and a half
- >> dozen little odds and ends at once. I feel TERRIBLY stifled. :-)
- >
- > Try to start EXCEL 5.0 without your VM and only 16Mb of RAM installed. The
- > fucking program takes 10Mb of RAM + 4Mb extra on the SystemRAM!! Goodluck!
- > Also this shit with PowerMacs that some programs require VM and some can't
- > work at all when VM is enabled. Gosh, it's horrible from time to time.
-
- Are you sure? Excell on my PowerMac needs four megs..
-
- >
- > And the worst thing on the PowerMacs is the Networking problems.
- > OpenTransport v1.1 which Apple says are a none BETA is working like shit.
-
- Oh, really..Just hooked up a 7200 in the network the other day.. Works great..
-
- >
- > Macintosh computers have always been good computers, but with the arrival
- > of the PowerMacs I have started to doubt ALOT!
- >
- > Apple have screwed things up so bad they *HAVE* to sell the computers at a
- > low prices to get anything sold at all...
-
- In what way?
-
- >
- > /Thomas
- >
-
- GREETINGS..
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