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From: leel@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Lee Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Buying an Amiga to get a Mac?
Keywords: amiga, mac, amax, buy
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Date: 13 Jun 90 18:47:57 GMT
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This message and all follow-ups are *NOT* intended to discuss relative
merits of Macintosh versus Amiga platforms... no flamewars please.

I need to get a Mac compatible system for various reasons and I have heard
that by buying an Amiga with AMAX (the mac emulator) that I can do it cheaper
and get an additional machine as a side-effect.

(btw, I can qualify for Mac or Amiga educational discount prices)

1) Has anybody out there bought an amiga to do primarily mac stuff?
2) What won't work under AMAX emulation? (e.g. color/sound, also any programs?)
3) What about the new AMAX which is planned on being released soon? rumors?
4) What are the relative cost and speed differences between real Mac and AMAX?
5) Why shouldn't I do it this way?
6) any *related* discussion or technical info is encouraged

I come to your hallowed halls as a visitor from the land of IBM compatibles
and am not terribly knowledgable about the technical sides of Amiga or Mac.
I've sold my 286 and am ready for a new home.

Once again, please don't tell me why an Amiga or Macintosh is an overall better
system to have.  I just want to know the the pro's and con's of emulating a
mac on an amiga versus owning a mac.

Thanks for your input,
Lee Lawrence