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- From: mr_scary@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Chris Hurley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
- Message-ID: <gZg4VB3w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 13:53:15 EST
- References: <1992Dec18.165616.13924@usl.edu>
- Reply-To: mr_scary@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Chris Hurley)
- Organization: Lakes Public Access
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- das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
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- > >
- > >So you're trying to tell me that when the Amiga was introduced with
- > >graphics a standard on the machine and 8 bit 4 channel true stereo sound
- > >and could multitask on 256K RAM which was well beyond IBM/compat standard
- > >technology at the time at a cheaper price, that it had NO influence in
- > >the them investing in R&D to get equal and better technology, I just
- > >have to sit back and laugh at your logic.
- >
- > Nope. It was the Mac. And it took several years before Windows 3.0 came
- > along and kicked butt. At the time, all the great apps were text based for
- > PCs. Just like today, any advantages the Amiga has are irrelevant. Unfortun
- > ? perhaps.
- >
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- No. The Macintosh didn't have Color or multitasking. I am unsure
- whether or not it had stereo sound, but this may have come only as
- recently as the Macintosh Plus, circa 1987 or so.
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