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From: mr3@ukc.ac.uk (M.Rizzo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000 vs n*xt...but I'm sooo poor!
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Date: 22 Nov 90 10:56:58 GMT
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Reply-To: mr3@ukc.ac.uk (M.Rizzo)
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In article <1990Nov19.115551.42706@cc.usu.edu> sl195@cc.usu.edu (A banana is not a toy) writes:
>All of this comparison between the n*xt and the Amiga 3000 is getting 
>old.   I guess that's because I've very little money, in school, married,
>and have no financial aid wich leads to my having "only" a
>A500. However, I am ****VERY**** pleased with the machine.  The n*xt
>and the Amiga 3000 are both very nice machines in their own respect
>but they are terribly pricy for most people.  Most of my friends 
>and family would like to get a computer, but the A500 is about all
>that they could afford.  
>
>I know that this is not the real issue being discussed, but still,
>most people can't fork out $4000+ for a machine it seems...

I guess the A3000 is way out of reach for some people. However, it is
not impossible for single people with a fairly decent job to get one.
I am particularly thinking of students just finishing their CS degree and
moving on to their first job - it would be great to have UNIX at home.

I think that if Commodore price the Unix machines just right, they might
just manage to start getting _people_ to buy them instead of just firms
and institutes. This would help to increase public awareness of UNIX
and (hopefully) eventually lead to the ultimate destruction of MessyDos.

>BTW...The 3000 is still my favourite of the two...

Of course !!!


MiKe

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