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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: WHY AMIGA IS THE BEST! C'MON!!!!
Keywords: amiga. term paper, ami's abilities
Message-ID: <585@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 20 Nov 90 09:02:37 GMT
References: <16001@brahms.udel.edu> <1990Nov19.151929.7409@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <1990Nov19.151929.7409@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes:
>In <16001@brahms.udel.edu> jeremym@brahms.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz):
> 
>> I think its superior graphics and price make it clearly the only
>> choice. That is my thesis statement.
>
>How about an alternative, tho related, topic instead?  Call your paper,
>"computer racism".  I'm serious; someone should've done one of these
>long ago.  Could be very interesting reading (perhaps even get an "A" ;-).
>
>Again, I am serious.  All computer owners get into this "fanatic" mode
>at times... it'd make a great thesis to explore =why=.  Is it because of
>the fact that people get together with fellow owners?  Insular groupings?
>Investment in time and money?  Lack of real knowledge?  Too much knowledge?

Interesting point. You're sure right. But I observe that sort of
fanatism also on myself. Back in the old days I was a true fanatic
of our PETs and CBM 8000's. But when they declined I chose the Amiga
for their successor, NOT the PCs which we also have (and are selling
LOTS of them, as you probably know). Truely, I don't like PCs, I
don't like processors with an 8 in front of their name and computers
built with them. This may stem from my first microprocessor encounter
with the Intel 8085. I had all the Intel manuals and on EVERY page
there was a copyright notice about the unique Intel mnemonics. And
these mnemonics of the 8080 and 8085 (and 80x86) are the most
unlogical stuff I ever saw. Really digusting. And then I got to know
6502 machine language. Clean, nearly orthogonal, logical, I fell in
love...

Now, I think this fanatism helps a lot in daily work. You always
encounter difficulties of one sort or another. If you then aren't
fanatised, you would soon give in. 

Perhaps the better way to name it would be "emotional". Well, I
LIKE the Amiga definitely better than other computers, but I also
see that those also have their advantages. So they also shell live.
But as long as I'm able to choose, I know which I choose.

-- 
Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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