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From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
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Subject: Re: A3000UX competition
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Date: 4 Dec 90 01:04:28 GMT
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In article <14659@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>, cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland) writes:
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> Actually, the 3000UX outperforms NeXTs running the same chip.

How interesting. So is the 3000UX even out yet? I suppose it will have a
68030. Well, ALL the NeXTs currently in production have the 68040. And
the old NeXT's are being upgraded. And the NeXTstations and the new
Cubes are out now (you have to wait a bit until you get the machine
though, due to 68040 processor delays). And I think we have been
comparing the 300UX to the NeXTstation.

> I suspect Display PostScript has a lot to do with that.  Amigas
> run standard UNIX, if you'll permit me to play person from the
> near future.  NeXTs don't.  NeXTs have a phenomenally integrated

"Stantard UNIX"?!?!? There are 2 main camps on Unix. The other is BSD
and the other AT&T. Both are quite common. Well, NeXT has adopted a
special branch of BSD - Mach - but it is because Mach is the fastest
version (especially for I/O) around (as far as I know) and it can handle
multi-processors (this was a wise move, me thinks). Perhaps you think
that BSD isn't a standard. Well, then you are wrong.

> workstation things.  I also think that the 3000UX will be a fine
> workstation which will of necessity be competitively priced
> (quotes vary widely on the release price).  Comparable to NeXT,
> outclassed by high-end SPARCstations.

I still don't get how you can say that 3000UX is comparable to NeXT. It
is same as comparing a 486 to a 386 (or even worse since NeXT has the
DSP). Only thing that IS comparable in these two machines is the price.


			Jouni Alkio
			- I had about $3000 to spend
                        - I looked at A3000 and Atari TT 
                        - And 386/486
                        - And MAC IIsi
                        - ... but I will get a NeXT.