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From: ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (C. Irby))
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Subject: Re: Macintosh OS (was: 68000 and Workstations.)
Message-ID: <26766.26701987@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 8 Jun 90 21:32:54 GMT
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In article <6567@scolex.sco.COM>, seanf@sco.COM (Sean Fagan) writes:
> In article <26637.266e6ed4@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu writes:
>>> And on the Amiga, and the NeXT, you get both.
>>And once Amiga finishes polishing theirs, it'll be a helluva system.
> 
> Uhm, I hate to tell you this, but many people (including myself) prefer the
> Amiga to the Mac.  Why?  It's faster, it has a "true OS," supports better
> hardware, etc.
> 
> The GUI and CLI are both superior to what the Mac offers; the CLI is better
> than the Mac can *ever* offer (excluding A/UX).
> 
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Sorry- the GUI on the Amiga is certainly *not* superior- it's not consistent
enough.  It's also clumsy *looking*, and that's what I mean by "polish."

I know you love the Amy a lot, but a good GUI is a lot more than being able
to draw windows and menus... true, the Amiga has a CLI- but the average 
computer *user* (note that I didn't say "programmer") does not need a CLI
for everyday tasks...

Give it some time, though, and you might be right... but not right now.


C Irby
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