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From: ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu (Doug)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga vs NeXT
Keywords: Decisions, decisions!!!
Message-ID: <11287@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 90 18:30:06 GMT
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coco@cbnewsl.att.com (felix.a.lugo) writes:
>>       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.)
>> 


	And what of this? Get the A3000/16 and upgrade to a 68040 later!
You get a bus, color, and loads of affordable software is available.

A3000/16  is around $2500 on the ed. discount.  2 megs, 50 meg hd. 
If anyone has more information on upgrading the A3000 cpu slot, please
let me know. I understand that if the CPU card has a clock on it, the hardware
will run at that speed (25mhz)? 

Take the $800 and invest in some software.  Be wary of memory
and disk requirements for UNIX software.

	On the other hand, if you like grey and have deep pockets for 
UNIX, have use for the ethernet card (a waste for me) and really want
UNIX now the NeXT looks good.         
 
	One thing you might consider is that the A3000 has many chips
to aid the CPU's task, so a CPU measurement might not be that accurate.
The NeXT has things like that too, doesn't it?

	I guess your friend needs to decide what he or she needs the computer
for.   An Amiga suits my needs and then some.
 
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