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From: ken@dali.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000
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Date: 29 Oct 90 18:36:32 GMT
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In article <741@sky.COM> brian@sky.COM (Brian Pelletier) writes:
>In article <3418@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>>rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt) writes:
>>>  Well, after looking at the new macs, I decided to go out today and
>>>buy one - one Amiga 3000 that is :)  Now Commodore, please don't go
>>>out and make this obsolete before I actually get it, by announcing
>>>the A4000ux, for the same price as mine :)  
>>                            Every time I buy a computer, it seems like
>>it gets obsoleted within 6 months to a year.
>Gee, I thought *I* was the one causing all these computers to become 
>obsolete!  

Anyone who purchases a computer without the expectation that something
better will be out in 6-12 months is fooling themself; that goes for
everything from PCs to Crays.  

>On an unrelated note - don't make the mistake of confusing the Intel I860
>with the Intel 80X86 line.  The 860 is a real screamer, but probably not 
>a candidate for a personal computer anytime soon because of cost.  An 860
>based graphics board for Amy would be an interesting project...

The problem with the i860 is that it is terribly hard to get anywhere
near max performance out of it.  Compiler technology has a ways to go
before the i860 really screams...

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	ken seefried iii	"A snear, a snarl, a whip that
	ken@dali.gatech.edu	 stings...these are a few of
				 my favorite things..."