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From: coco@cbnewsl.att.com (felix.a.lugo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga vs NeXT
Keywords: Decisions, decisions!!!
Message-ID: <1990Oct31.175023.2697@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 31 Oct 90 17:50:23 GMT
References: <405@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <405@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM>, vervalin@AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM (Paul Vervalin) writes:
> 
> I'm posting this for a friend of mine interested in buying a computer.  At
> first he was interested in a MacIIsi but, I convinced him that he would
> get more for his money by buying an A3000.  He agreed, but then a guy on 
> campus told him about the NeXTStation, and he asked me which he should buy.
> I know the following information:
>       A3000                     NeXTStation
> ---------------------------------------------
>    25 MHz 68030                ? MHz 68040
				 ^^^ I believe it is also 25 MHz (???)

>    100 Mb Harddrive            105 Mb Harddrive
>    880K Floppy                 2.88K Floppy (I think)
				 ^^^   Correct

>    5 Mb RAM                    8 Mb RAM
>    MultiTasking                ?
				 ^^^   Very Multitasking (Mach/UNIX)

>    ?                           Ethernet Built in
>    Workbench and Misc S/W      Lots!! of Software (50-60 Mb)
				 ^^^ More, if he later obtains the extended
				     package and a larger HD!!!

>    Large S/W base              Small S/W base
				 ^^^ NeXT is 2 years old versus 5 years
				     for the Amiga!!!

>    Cost: $3899 (edu. dis.)     Cost: $3340 (edu. dis.)
> 

	Tell him to buy a NeXT, I'm convinced that he would get more for his
	money!!!!! 8^)

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	Felix A. Lugo
	coco@ihlpb.att.com