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- From: putzolu@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (David Putzolu)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
- Subject: Re: Should I buy a NeXT -> Thanks!
- Message-ID: <19220@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
- Date: 14 Nov 92 02:12:39 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.130626.1586@fwi.uva.nl> <1drb9eINNd9v@mailgzrz.TU-Berlin.DE>
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- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis
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- In article <1drb9eINNd9v@mailgzrz.TU-Berlin.DE> carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.130626.1586@fwi.uva.nl> schaper@fwi.uva.nl (Lancelot
- >Schaper) writes:
- >..
- >>
- >> - I need MIDI ports and the software like Steinberg's Cubase.
- >>
- >It is said, that in this respect the Mac or even the Atari ST/TT is a
- >better choice. But of course, if you need a fast machine, Atari is out of
- >the game and the Mac is to expensive.
-
- The Mac is not 'to' [sic] expensive. As I posted just a little while
- ago onto C.S.M.A., look at this comparison (based on new prices using
- the educational discount at UCD):
-
- >NeXTstation Turbo Color $5 266
- >w/ 16MB RAM, 250 MB Hard Drive
- >(Comes with keyboard and mouse) (Not at UCD) $ 179
- >17" NeXT Colour Monitor $1 825
- >Total with 17" Monitor $7 260
-
- VS.
-
- Quadra 700, 4MB Ram, No HD $3 327
- Add 4MB Ram, 1.5MB VRAM $ 400
- Keyboard $ 159
- Add 240MB Hard Drive $ 649
- Apple 16" Color Monitor $1 144
- Total: $5 679
-
- Your requirements were:
- > - First of all I like to run graphical apps.
- > I want to make animations, and I need the video I/O ports.
- > I also need the 32 bits color, but that's not the _most_ important thing.
-
- Animations: The Mac has software as good as the NeXT, with more
- available video in/out options (but the NeXTDimension probably
- beats all of them hands down, IF you feel comfortable with it,
- considering many NeXT advocates seem to say it has a dim future.
- The Mac as equal quality MIDI solutions.
- The Mac has Adobe Illustrator, which another posting claimed was
- the best program for DTP.
- Color: The Mac has 24 bit color, which most people are satisfied with
- in graphical applications.
-
- >- I will use it for lots of DTP work, so I really need the 21'' monitor.
- Mac has less, same, or more resolution available than the NeXT,
- depending on cost. The Mac also supports multiple monitors while
- a NeXTStation does not (but you can get a cube for yet more $ that
- does, I believe).
-
- The NeXT has the better UI (IMHO), OS (IMHO), programming environment
- (INearlyEverybody'sHO).
-
- Conclusion: NeXT is better in certain areas, the Mac is just or nearly as
- good in your application areas. NeXT costs more, smaller installed
- base (so less hardware, software options).
-
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