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- From: jsg@ccs.northeastern.edu (Jonas S Green)
- Subject: Re: Don't let the Amiga Die (Part II)!!!
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 11:26:27 GMT
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- >My! This speaks highly of the intellect of the 'populous' --sigh!
- >No wonder so many people think IBM (and I mean IBM not MS) invented
- >Windows (GUIs) and that Multimedia means 15FPS Windows applications.
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- Maybe its that IBM and MicroSoft Advertive better. Look at VHS & BETA its
- not quality that matters.
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- >WP is a dog.. porting it to the amiga is like porting MS-DOS to the Amiga.
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- Word Perfect is a MUCH MUCH more powerful word processor than anything found
- on the Amiga. Unfortunate but true..
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- >we must avoid these regressive tendencies and support our Amiga developers
- >so they don't get stolen by MS, but continue to bring newer, better and
- >more powerful applications to the Amiga, a computer worth too much to be
- >used just a fancy electric typewriter.
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- Ok for starters I'd like to see a certain dealer put the most recent copies
- of all his programs on their Demo Machines. I would like to see the Amiga as
- more than a Power Supply for a NewTek Video Toaster.
-
- Does 'Art Expression' compare with Freelance on a PC? Is Hot Links worth buying?
- What are the new features of ProWrite 3.3?
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- >Having been in the clone business and the consulting business I realize that
- >most computers installed in businesses are used just for running Word Perfect.
- >WHAT A WASTE!
-
- You have never seen Spreadsheets, Database programs or Presentation Graphics
- programs such as PowerPOINT. Where have you been???
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