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- On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, The Chink wrote:
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- =>>Yes, well... hardware wise, it's hard to deny that PCs have outstripped
- =>>Amigas and even Macs. BUT there's more to it than just hardware. Amigas
- =>>and Macs are propriatary, whether we like it or not. So the ROM and system
- =>>etc. is integrated. If I have an 8MB RAM Amiga or MAc, chances are, I can
- =>>use 6.5 of that RAM for ACTUAL work, programs etc...
-
- Uh, not really. Last time I checked, not too much of my
- friend's 16MB of RAM was left when we booted up his PowerMac and the
- mouse cursor appeared. Yes, he was loading up a few extensions during
- boot-up, but then so does Win95. Ever seen an identical system's
- performance under Windows95 with MS Plus installed compared to w/o
- without MS Plus? BUTT SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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