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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: BusinessLand (reasonable)
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Date: 16 Jul 90 20:51:07 GMT
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In article <129@kaos.MATH.UCLA.EDU>, barry@pico.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) writes...
[...]
>The only thing coming close to the NeXT in functionality is the
>the MacIIfx, which, with 4MB Ram and 160MB HD costs $7250 at maximum
>academic discount---and that DOESN'T INCLUDE THE KEYBOARD, MONITOR
>OR VIDEO CARD. Add on at least another $1500 for something
>of comparable quality. (Not to mention you got no software with that,
>except Hypercard.)


Nope.  I'm not sure what you mean by "functionality", but the closest thing in
speed is the IIci, which is considerably cheaper than the IIfx.  The IIci has a
25Mhz 68030, just like the Next.  The IIfx is 40 MHz, which is somewhat faster,
no?  Plus, the Mac at 25Mhz is probably somewhat faster than the Next, since
it's not burdened with Mach and DPS.

Then again, you get: no DSP chip, no 19 inch screen (although I do think the
IIci has built in video), no development tools,  and not much free software
(although I suspect HyperCard would be of more use to the average user than
Lisp, C or Mathematica, for example).


Robert

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