Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!edwardj From: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXT still doesn't have a "home computer" for me Message-ID: <57598@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 20 Sep 90 17:41:27 GMT References: <866@toaster.SFSU.EDU> Reply-To: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 20 In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: [some stuff deleted] |Oct. or early November(i.e. at best). I don't suppose NeXT has an |88000 based machine in the works. The next generation 88000 is |suppose to crank. Nah, go with the MIPS's line of CPU's. They need a |little more protection. Moto.'s been having all kinds of problems |lately. They could really screw up NeXT! | |-Mike Agreed. Go with MIPS, NeXT. IMHO they scale better, have better compilers, and 64 bits can be yours with an open architecture to boot. It is arguably easier to make a MP system with MIPS cpus. You can get Postscript running on it (and Display Postscript from the DecStations). -- Edward Jung Microsoft Corp. My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.