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From: suther@novavax.UUCP (Scot M. Sutherland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: X-windows and Amigas
Message-ID: <1448@novavax.UUCP>
Date: 25 Aug 89 00:38:06 GMT
References: <2348@flatline.UUCP>
Reply-To: suther@novavax.UUCP (Scot M. Sutherland)
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In article <2348@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>Questions:
>1.  Is there a usable (I think gamma release would be fine if the price
>is right :-) X-windows for the Amiga?  What sort of bugs still exist?

It's more than gamma, it's production.  Call Dale Luck at GFX
Base.  He'll be able to tell you all you need to know about the
Amiga and X.  (408) 262-1469

Dale also knows just about everything there is to know about
Amiga nad networking.  I think that you'll be very impressed.
It's faster than Sun's 386i by 300%.

>7.  Networking.  What's available and *good*?

>8.  Has CBM got on the "discounts to educational facilities" bandwagon
>	yet?  How's the new management planning on treating educational people?

We have just purchased 6 Amigas from Commodore based on their new
education policy.  We got unbelievable prices.  Ours prices were
special just for us, but if they are any indication, Commodore
has *FINALLY* decided that education is an important marketing
tool.  Call Commodore in West Chester and ask for Howard Diamond.
He's the new education man.

They might tell you that networking is not ready yet.  What they
mean is that Commodore's networking is not ready yet.  Talk to
Dale Luck about networking.  Talk to Howard about the Amigas.

>9.  FPU capabilites.  Does the '030 card from CBM support an FPU?  How
>	about the '020 based Amigas?

I'm using the Amiga 2500 with the '020 card math coprocessor, 3
meg etc.  I have also used Mac SE 20 and 30.  The Amiga 2500 with the
fast file system blows them away.  Our cost from Century
Computer Systems in La Habra was $3350.  If the pricing I'm
hearing about now holds true, Commodore education will do better
by quite a bit.

>10. Will educational institutions be added to the "who gets UNIX" list,
>	or will they have to wait along with the rest of the peons? :-)

Who knows?#! :^)

>Thx 1e6.  (It's so nice having a job. :-)
>-- 
>J. Eric Townsend                   Johnny Lydon *IS* the next

Scot M. Sutherland

PS  Congrats.  Sounds like fun!