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From: boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.042826.28732@world.std.com>
Date: 5 Nov 90 04:28:26 GMT
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gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:

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>Why should you buy a Mac over a Next?  You should buy whichever one you prefer
>and which suits your purposes better.

>A couple of data points in favor of the Mac, though:

>1) Color: yes, color is available on the next.  It is relatively expensive. 
>And if you start with a B/W Nextstation, you're stuck with B/W.  And if you get
>a color Nextstation, you're only going to get 12 bits of color (4 bits of
>alpha).  On the Mac you can start with a B/W machine or an 8-bit color machine
>and upgrade to 24 bit color later on.  A 24 bit color card for the Mac can be
>purchased for as little as $600 or so.

Not quite: a 13" 24-bit color card for the Mac is available at that price.
Remember that the NeXT has a 17" screen with much higher resolution.  Have
you priced 16" or 19" 24-bit boards and monitors for the Mac lately?

Boris Levitin
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