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From: gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga vs NeXT
Keywords: Decisions, decisions!!!
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Date: 31 Oct 90 16:02:14 GMT
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In article <405@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM> vervalin@AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM (Paul Vervalin) writes:
>      A3000                     NeXTStation
>---------------------------------------------
>   25 MHz 68030                ? MHz 68040

The NeXTStation's clock is 25 MHz.   You might be interested to know that
the 040 is not up to production quantities.  It will be a long time before
he will be able to get a machine even if he orders now.  I called NeXT
and was told that I would have to wait until at least Februrary (or later)
before they could process all of their backorders and get around to me (if
I were to order that is).  When the 040 is up to production quantities, you
will be able to take an 040 coprocessor board and stick it in your 3000
to really boost performance (the 040 is about 10 times as fast as an 882 in
floating point, and several times faster in regular instructions)

>   100 Mb Harddrive            105 Mb Harddrive
>   880K Floppy                 2.88K Floppy (I think)
>   5 Mb RAM                    8 Mb RAM
>   MultiTasking                ?

Absolutely.  The NeXT does multitask.  It is UNIX after all.

>   ?                           Ethernet Built in

There are several makes of ethernet boards for the Amiga.

>   Workbench and Misc S/W      Lots!! of Software (50-60 Mb)

Well, the software you get for the NeXT is generally PD.  There is a LOT
of PD software for the Amiga as well.

>   Large S/W base              Small S/W base
>   Cost: $3899 (edu. dis.)     Cost: $3340 (edu. dis.)

>This is all I know which IMHO makes them look pretty competitive.  Is there
>anything I can tell him to help him decide this "tie-breaker"?  I just ordered
>an A3000 which I'm certain was the right decision for me but, I need help
>convincing him.  Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks!
>                             vervalin@austin.lockheed.com

			See ya, Ralph

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