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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
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Date: 8 Nov 90 02:39:52 GMT
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In article <90311.150400CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu> CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu (Christopher Tate) writes:
>(Okay, let's start a new direction for this thread....)

>The GUI was simply the most unresponsive I've ever used (and I've used

Ever used DecWindows on a diskless Vaxstation 2000 over a clogged network with
the disk server being a Microvax II with a flaky disk?  Yes, that's slower
than a NeXT, but not by much :-).

>I sincerely hope that they've fixed this on the new NeXT's.  Anyone know
>for sure?  Even if the machine could chug out results like nobody's
>business, if it couldn't keep up with ME, on MY time, then I'd go and
>get a machine that *could* keep up, like a Mac.

I haven't used one either, but if you put sufficient horsepower behind it, the
most inefficient OS (one based on PostScript) will run quickly...
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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