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From: griff@anvil.intel.com (Richard Griffith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sorry Guys, There is NO WAY!
Keywords: AMIGA 3000 vs NEXT
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Date: 30 Nov 90 15:42:27 GMT
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>   take a look at the Amiga 3000 ux.  A magazine article said it came with 8
> megs of RAM, a 100 meg HD, Unix (real unix like the NeXT) a 25 Mhz 68030,
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No, Real UNIX -
you know, AT&T authorized - not Mach - a unix-like clone.  Mach is NOT UNIX!

> two C compilers and other stuff (I think a mono monitor) for $4000.  
                                                                ^^^^^
gee, for that I can get 4 amiga systems (ok, they're 500's...:-)
or 2 Amiga Systems with a network.  Or 1 Amiga and a Cheap Car.....
> 
>   The NeXT and the Amiga are definetly the top two in price performance.
    1. If Jobs ever decides to drop his prices.
    2. If Postscript interpeted screens ever start *really* screaming... 
> 
> 
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