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From: Jeff_A_Scott@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: A good 'personal' computer?
Message-ID: <21516@cup.portal.com>
Date: 22 Aug 89 14:14:06 GMT
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Info on the NeXT seems a little scarce, maybe someone can help me out.
I've read "The NeXT Book" and feel like I now know something about
the machine.  First question - is the book accurate?

The computer really has potential but its success seems to hinge on 
3'rd party development.  Yes, it's bundled with some good software
but are there any more 3'rd party software/hardware announcements that
weren't mentioned in the book?

The NeXT seems like a good 'personal' UNIX computer and the price 
is just fine.  But, how is software going to be delivered - on those
expensive optical disks?  Has anyone announced a floppy drive?  Why is
there no comp.sources.next or comp.binaries.next ( the Amiga crowd seems
to do quite nicely for sources and binaries.)

Any word on a 3'rd party PC-compatible emulator?

				Jeff Scott
				jscott@cup.portal.com
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