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From: ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu (Doug)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga vs NeXT
Message-ID: <11416@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 7 Nov 90 02:32:50 GMT
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jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:

>In article <11287@hubcap.clemson.edu>, ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu (Doug) writes:
>> 	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?
>> 
>Yup. Like Motorola DSP56001 digital signal processor (25Mhz, 10MIPS,
>24-bit, two internal 56-bit accumulators) with which you can output
>16-bit 44.1 kHz STEREO sound without slowing the machine down
>noticeably. You can also use that chip for many other purposes, like
>computation.

>NeXT also has a 12-channel custom VLSI I/O processor.


Well, thats all?  The sound chip in Amiga is not as good, but it is capable
of stereo.  Other than that there are MANY chips on the motherboard.  I 
was more or less interested in any graphics chips that are standard equipped.

	I purchased the A3000 over the NeXT for a couple of reasons. First
being the low overhead GUI (it provides true multitasking and doesnt
demand enormous resources to stay alive).  That disk space will be all mine.
Applications will be less expensive and IMHO just as good.
	Your NeXT is good for DTP, but I want DTV and that can demand a lot
of resources that the OS would otherwise absorb.  Amigavision is infinitly
more intriguing to me than LOTUS or WORDPERFECT.
	As for your future software developers.  I am curious, would developers
bother to write a wordprocessor, or spreadsheet or math app?  Would they mind
being stuck with objective-C? 

	The A3000 is well worth the money I paid, and is more suited to my
desires than the NeXT.  In fact, if there is ANY pc that has no trouble holding
its own, strangely its the A3000.  The NeXT is a threat to MAC (DTP) and
well, IBM doesnt have much to offer at this price.

	All in all, the A3000 and NeXT I say complement eachother quite well.
Both have the best looking OS in the business ( Amiga edges on top :) ) and
both present true multitasking even at the hardware level, yet they are aimed
at different markets.

	I would like to see the A3000 given away, but...  Anyway, these are
just IMHO's.  Enjoy your new machine, God I will.

Bye guys

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