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From: pmy@vivaldi.acc.virginia.edu (Pete Yadlowsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: forwarded posting: next vs. amiga
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Date: 31 Oct 90 19:29:35 GMT
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In article <54976@brunix.UUCP> Jonathan.Kruger@UC780.UMD.EDU writes:

>   How does the NeXT stack up against the Amiga?

I'd rather run them side-by-side than stack them, as they're really
quite different machines, each having its own niche. I think, in its
price range, the Amiga is the most sophisticated, programmer-friendly
machine currently available (and I'm running an old A1000). It has many
of the features one expects to find in `real' machines, without the
massive OS overhead. On the other hand, I don't think the Amiga can
hold a candle to the NeXT's work and development environments. Maybe
things have changed with the new A3000, though.


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