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From: coxc0010@ucselx.sdsu.edu (David Tse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore, Amiga, Apple, and MAC
Message-ID: <1990Mar29.070444.16947@ucselx.sdsu.edu>
Date: 29 Mar 90 07:04:44 GMT
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Reply-To: coxc0010@ucselx.sdsu.edu (David Tse)
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services
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Vaporware? The  MacIIfx was in our school computer store 2 weeks ago. They got
the portable Mac very early too. (before the retail store much sooner).

the educational price at out school is:
MacIIfx, one high density FD	$6399
MacIIfx, 4 MB ram, 80 harddisk $6999
above w/ 160MB harddisk 	$7399 ??
as in most Mac, video card, keyboard, and monitor extra.
13" color monitor	$705
keyboard		$100 to 200
video card  (256 color) $350 ??
new video card true 24 bit color $650

I have seen the demo file in it. and play around a bit. Is Amiga coming out
with a true 24 bit graphics machine (not Targa or transputer) itself? When?
I have been waiting for ECS and 1.4 for 2 years and when is it coming out?
I am quite disappointed about Amiga being catched up by others, and Commodore
is not improving it fast enough. Plus the clone market is vastly dropping
in price quickly, amiga is losing even the price/performance ratio slowly.

It took me a long time to decide buying my A500, my friend told me for a 
whole year about it, he doesn't even afford to buy one. 

Is there any circuit simulation software similar to MICROCAP II? I know
the PD spice requires too much memory, am I right?

I am always a proud Amiga owner. But by the way Commodore market the Amiga,
when are they going to sell enough? so there will be good software covering
all areas (CAD, Mathematica, business, and all the smaller area, Ada complier)
?

flame? I am on the Amiga side! but I want the most useful all rounded for a 
good price ,(poor student, ya know). so I don't have to buy an Intel machine
just to run Microcap II.

If somebody can tell me when the ECS and 1.4 will be out, I appreciate.

sincerely,

David Tse