Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!gilgalad From: gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: NeXT Intro (Was ) Message-ID: <1990Oct18.233819.18617@engin.umich.edu> Date: 18 Oct 90 23:38:19 GMT References: <4d69e60f.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> Sender: news@engin.umich.edu (CAEN Netnews) Distribution: usa Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor Lines: 46 In article kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com writes: >Now let's see if I wanted a comprable Mac system I could buy well???? >Nothing because none of them have 68040 chips in them. Same with >Atari, and Amiga. IBM(clones) are a different story because they >do have i486 which is equal in perf. to a 68040. The 486 is nowhere near the 68040 in performance. Commodore and Apple will be coming out with their own 040 boxes. I think I will wait to see what they come out with before I purchase my NeXT (pun intended 8-) machine! I want to get a machine with 68040, megapixel color display, UNIX and BIG hard drive (all for nothing 8-)! I hope that Commodore can deliver the package that I want for a good price. People should also note that NeXT is seriously backordered on the NeXTs and will only start production in November. If you order now, you can expect to get your machine sometime after January (and the 16000+ people that ordered machines before you). >The NeXT comes with lots of software and some damn good hardware and it >has performance that is better than a Sparc. Depends on the SPARC. >The NeXT also has IB which is terrific if you want to roll your own >software. Also who says there are no applications for the NexT. There >is about 400Mb of FREE; that't right FREE software ditributed Lighthouse >Designs called The First Compilation and it has a $125.00 media fee. >Included is X11 and some other things for MIDI, complete GNU stuff, and >a lot more. This is true. The IB is beautiful. I hope that we get something like it for the Amiga. I see the quality of Amiga products improving at a dramatic rate. > Kent. See ya, Ralph gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu Ralph Seguin | "You mean THE Zaphod Beeblebrox?" 536 South Forest | Apartment 915 | "No. Haven't you heard, I come in six packs!" Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | (313) 662-4805