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From: gl8f@astsun8.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
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Subject: Re: New Apple Mac rumored...
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Date: 19 Oct 90 21:08:23 GMT
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In article <1270@acf5.NYU.EDU> mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes:

>> Again, only the
>> market will dictate what happens to Atari and Amiga and Apple.
>
>Indeed.
>What I don't understand is why you are so much against speculation.

I don't have anything against informed speculation. However, most of
the speculation here is more along the lines of computer wars: "why
would anyone buy the pathetic little Atari when the Macs serve
anyone's needs better". Then the reply comes back "but your needs are
different from mine", etc.

The argument just goes in a circle and goes nowhere. It's about as
useful as discussing the relative merits of the Amiga and the ST. I
think most of the people here decided a long time ago that that
discussion was useless. Even well-informed comparisons of the ST and
Amiga do nothing but fan the flame war. Let's hope the war over
ST/Mac/NeXT features and prices goes the same way.

--
"Restraint, hell. I'm just too fucking busy." -- Bill Wisner