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From: jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Will the Next sell?
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Date: 27 Nov 89 17:36:05 GMT
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In article <977@swbatl.UUCP> kim@swbatl.UUCP (5605) writes:
>
>I couldn't resist this line of conversation...

>So, this is what I need:

>b) A "generic" operating system:
>i.e.UNIX.
>
>c) Machine which will run faster.
>
>d) Machine which will run all of the
>emerging prepress and visual system
>software.

>Sounds like NEXT to me.

I wasn't aware that NeXT provided as many tools for prepress and
visual systems as the Mac.  I guess my point is that YES, NeXT runs
Unix and some really nice software, but it doesn't runthe wide range
of packages that the Mac does.  Third-party support takes time.

I'm currently making a similar decision.  I need a machine that will
support music applications.  The NeXT hardware was tailor made for
musicians but wait a minute... where's the sequencers?  Where's the
notation packages?  Where'is the editor/librarians etc etc.

Sure, NeXT has music and sound objects that will let you write that
stuff ... but nobody has written it yet.  Thus the Mac wins for
existing software and functionality even though it lags in sexy
hardware.




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