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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000UX competition
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Date: 3 Dec 90 19:21:49 GMT
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In <4134.275a6088@cc.helsinki.fi>, jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>In article <2300@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>, lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>> Maybe you want speed? I don't know how fast X would be on the NeXT, but it sure
>> couldn't be any slower than the display postscript it comes with.
>
>Maybe you haven't seen NeXTstep 2.0 running on a 68040 NeXTstation.

No I haven't. Is it out yet?  When it is, let's compare with the 68040 version
of the 3000 running Unix, shall we, when CBM brings it out, of course.

>>>  Price: $3,500 + $750 = $4,250.  All applicable discounts applied.
>> 
>> Yes.. all applicable discounts applied. CBM has both developer and educational
>> discount programs in place, so the comparison is not even close to being valid.
>
>Well, please tell the educ. prices, then.

Don't know them.. sorry.

>>>  Sun offering:
>>> 
>>>  SLC.  The standard archetecture for net-written software today. 
>>>  You've seen it and worked with it.  It is probably faster than either
>>>  of the other platforms.  $3,500 for unit + complete SunOS.  Add $750
>>>  for drive.  Get X from Randy.
>>>  
>>>  Price: $3,000 + $750 = $3,750.  This is with all applicable discounts
>>>  applied.
>> 
>> Yes, the SLC is faster than either of the other two. It is also very limited in
>> expansion. You cannot make it colour. Max memory is less than either of the
>> other two, and for hard disk, you are talking about external units only, with
>> attendant cases/power supplies. Again, all applicable discounts for the price,
>> so the comparison is again invalid.
>
>WROONG. SLC is much slower than a 68040-NeXT. NeXTstation is supposed to
>be even faster than a SparcStation 1+.

I'd have to see that to believe it.

>Note: When comparing the A3000UX and the NeXTstation you should remember
>that the latter has a 68040 and a motorola DSP. The latter doesn't have
>color in it's cheapest configuration, though.

I agree. Let us know when it appears.

-larry

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