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From: kdp9565@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Keith D. Perkins)
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Subject: Re: A kind word...
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Date: 22 Nov 89 16:54:24 GMT
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In article <4275@helios.ee.lbl.gov> stefan@csam.lbl.gov (Stefan gottschalk) writes:
> "it's too slow,"
Only in comparison to some of the newer PC that have very recently come out.
Run any GUI on a PC and I'll bet it runs as slow or slower than the NeXT.
> "it's too expensive,"
Depends on what you are looking for. If the NeXT has the programs you need,
it is probably the best buy on the market.
> "it doesn't have any software,"
This is stupid. The NeXT has lots of software, and all of it is good (Something
That cannot be said for most machines). The only software I see that is missing
is a good spreadsheet (Lotus compatible would be nice for all those  Lotus 
users, and a good CAD program (AutoCAD reccomended). Color display would almost
be a necessity for both of those (graphs are easier to read), so the new NeXT
that had been rumored should easily be able to support them.
> "it doesn't run X or any other window system anything's programs"
They're working on it. Last I heard it was about 80% complete on a running
Beta version.
>
>thanks,
>	   stefan
Keith Perkins
The University of Texas at Austin