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- From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
- Subject: Re: NEXTSTATION FOR SALE (REDUCED PRICE!)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.010225.17009@utstat.toronto.edu>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
- References: <2b28d9b8.8ce8a8.1@BEIZ.mediatex.ch> <1gevc6INN7bd@phakt.usc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:02:25 GMT
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- In article <1gevc6INN7bd@phakt.usc.edu> rawyatt@phakt.usc.edu (Robert Alexander Wyatt) writes:
- >
- >In regard to Fernmeldedirektion Olden's post...
- >
- >Comparing NeXT to an Amiga is not only ridiculously silly...it is INSULTING!!!
- >NeXT is a Work Station with a killer UNIX implementation...not a game
- >computer!!! Although the Amiga is certainly an able system for *some* things,
- >it cannot compare to NeXT (at least not in my book)...
-
- Not insulting at all. The new Amiga's are rather interesting. Of course the
- NeXT is better for people who develop software, something which few of us
- do. Both platforms suffer from a lack of applications. NeXT has a good thing
- going with its 486 release. Basically people wants apps on inexpensive
- hardware, and they don't want to pay a lot for those programs.
-
- The Amiga is very good at games, but it's hardly a game computer. Don't forget
- that AmigaTeX and Maple are every bit as good for the Amiga as for the NeXT.
- What is disturbing is the similarities that exist between the two platforms.
- Both are niche products. The Amiga has as good a chance of surviving as it
- has low cost good entry level colour systems.
-
- Am following this up to comp.sys.next.advocacy .
-
- [Something re the Quadra...]
-
- The Quadra is too expensive as are the NeXT colour systems.
- Philip McDunnough
- philip@utstat.toronto.edu
-