Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!shlump.nac.dec.com!refine.enet.dec.com!pomeroy From: pomeroy@refine.enet.dec.com (Robert Pomeroy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Purchasing an Amiga Message-ID: <13928@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 26 Jul 90 17:56:19 GMT Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 33 In article <23971@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, cr1@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Anubis) writes... > I am an Atari ST owner, and while I am very happy with it, I am toying >with the idea of purchasing an Amiga. First, however, I would like to >hear comments from the users on the subject. I use my computer for >Desktop publishing, word processing, telecommunications, and a bit of >programming. What kind of Amiga would you suggest? How is the >support? Expandability? PRICE? Where is Commodore going with the Amiga? >I want to hear from the doomsayers and the cheerleaders here. How >about software availability in the areas I have listed? > >* Christoper Roth * "Machines have no Chris, I was once an Atari 1040ST owner, and then I discovered Amiga. I liked my ST, I used it for word processing and telecommunications. (also, games, paint programs, PD programs...) When I got to college, my roommate had an Amiga 1000. I was quite impressed and perhaps even somewhat ashamed of my low power, single task ST. I bought his 1000 when he traded up, and just last week I bought an Amiga 3000 with 6 megs of memory. I cannot begin to tell you how much happier I am with an Amiga. The software is more powerful, the machine itself is more powerful. Customer support is far better for the Amiga, esp. since it is basically gone for the ST in the US. You would probably be happy with a 500, 1 meg (standard) and an extra floppy or a hard drive. But, if you have money lying around, the bigger the better. If you can get a 3000 on an educational deal, go for it. The more powerful the computer is, the more likely you are to use it and be happy with it. bob pomeroy pomeroy@refine.enet.dec.com