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From: CCUCARD%indsvax1.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu (Paul Cardwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: MACS & IBMS (pc's)
Message-ID: <20472@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Date: 29 May 90 13:49:03 GMT
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MAC (general):

I recently used a MAC IIcx (close enough), and I thought I'd bring
up McDraw II (ver??).  During its loading time, I played with the mouse
pointer.  The mouse pointer was fighting to move across the screen.
I never have this problem on my Amiga.

Macintosh needs to design a CLI environment.  User Friendly means to
make life easy not only to the average idiot, but to well versed computer
users.  Amiga has both, a customizable CLI and Workbench.

Macintosh needs to design a program to let you see everything thats on the
disk, and I do not mean the HEX code.  Amiga can do this via CLI, and now with
2.0 Workbench.   It can preview disks using DISK utilities.

Macintosh needs to be able to multitask!  This is a requirement.
Amiga Multitasks.  I've used the MAC computers, I also like to do other
things at the same time. --For example:

  Word Processing while Downloading while Painting while formatting another
  data disk, all at the same time.

  Normally I have running: Dmouse,Cshell,AtalkIII,Disk Master (or SID), and
        Cygnus Ed Professional.
  I find non-multitasking computers "BORING!"

--end of example.

I know there are a lot of things the MAC needs, but now for the IBM.

Overall to shorten this message:

COMPUTER A:
Amiga:
     1. Multitasks, 2. User Friendly, 3. CLI and Workbench (customize
     to your liking), 4. Mouse can be moved with ease, 5. has stereo sound,
     6. RAM DISK can be used as a disk drive (RAD). Plus MORE!
     Emulations: C64,UNIX(soon),ATARI ST (oh boy),MAC SE,and IBM AT.

COMPUTER B:
IBM:
    1. NULL, 2. NULL, 3. DOS, 4. NULL, 5. NULL, 6. NULL More Headaches
    Emulations: AIX (UNIX..pretty good, but needs some work)

--Any questions?  Would you buy Computer A or B?