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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: 4000: Is it so great?
- Message-ID: <65773@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 01:20:52 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Sep13.021205.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
- Lines: 66
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- >Do you ever wonder why the Amiga has always offered hardware options to allow
- >it to emulate a PC, while the IBM has never had this option for their machines
- ?
-
- Because there is so much MSDOS software available. No other reason.
- >
- >The answer is because the IBM is a better machine than the Amiga. Commodore
-
- Buzz! You lose. Do you ever wonder why IBMs are trying to run Windows?
- It's because the Amiga's GUI wipes away MSDOG. THAT's for real.
-
- >is now releasing their new 4000, claiming its so great. Well, right now you
- >can buy a 486 DX 50 MHz PC for under $3000 with 24 bit color. Or a 66 MHz for
- >about the same price. All this plus incredible third party support and a user
- >base that makes the Amiga's look like Downhome, USA compared to New York City.
-
- New York city? Ever try to live there? Enjoy the crime, the impersonal
- service, the sloooow reaction by the sluggish and beaurocratic government.
- Yep, sounds JUST LIKE MSDOS clones. Give me hometown ANYDAY. Sheesh, what
- a twit.
-
- >Another big thing in the Amiga community is its multitasking. Well, OS/2 has
- >been out for the IBM for a while now, and Desqview even longer. It seems to m
- e
- ^^^^^ Since 1985? Nada.
- Hahahahahahaha. OS/2 (half an OS). It got tossed at work because of the
- CONSTANT bombing. "Catching up?" Hehehe. In your dreams.
-
- >that CBM is trying to just catch up to the high echelon that the IBM is
- >currently residing at. I used to own an Amiga, so I know what I'm talking
- >about, and when I say the Amiga crashes a lot, I'm not kidding. I remember
-
- Hahahahaha. When, in 1985 under AmigaDos 1.1? Hahaha. You sound like a
- geek.
-
- >being on that computer many times and seeing that infamous "Guru Meditation
- >Error" and now being on my IBM compatible and thinking "Whats all the fuss
- >about?" Seriously folks, face the facts: The Amiga is still a couple of step
- s
-
- Sure, so you run Wordperfect for a few hours a day. Ever try to use
- CorelDraw, Pagemaker, Windows, etc. I've had to try them all. Set the
- drivers... fix the himem.... config this... config that... ooops, works
- with this but not with that, freeze - aaarg, hours of work wiped.
-
-
- >back on the evolution scale, and just losing ground.
-
- Like 640K blocks? Yeah, right....
-
- So, then why are the others JUST NOW stepping up to multitasking (and I
- don't mean Windows (snicker)), and, wow, using custom support chips. Gee,
- what a keen idea. Glad IBM thought of it (hehe).
-
- Get a life.
-
- -Joel
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