Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!linus!linus!eachus From: eachus@linus.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: A3000UX competition Message-ID: Date: 5 Dec 90 00:51:11 GMT References: <6057@crash.cts.com> Sender: usenet@linus.mitre.org Organization: The Mitre Corporation, Bedford, MA Lines: 35 In-reply-to: seanc@pro-party.cts.com's message of 3 Dec 90 23:16:12 GMT In article <6057@crash.cts.com> seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) writes: You can't get a NeXTStation until NeXT gets the '040s it needs, and the A3000UX isn't supposed to be released until after January's showing in Dallas (Uniforum). Why wait 'til Uniforum? As I understand it, if you want a 3000UX now, Commodore will sell it to you as development/extended beta test system. I don't think you can get a software only version yet to run on a 2000 w/accelerator board. Commodore does a pretty good job of having things stable when they are finally released, and not doing the formal announcement until a product is ready to ship. This often means an extended limited release/beta test period. (Maybe we will get AmigaDOS 2.0 for Christmas? Please!!!!) Also there seems to be a defensive attitude about wait til the 68040 Amigas get here... I saw a system with a GVP 50 MHz 68030, Video Toaster, multiple monitors, etc. over a month ago. A customer system, not a dealer demo. Ran a couple of (integer) benchmarks faster than the NeXT 040 demo machine. I guess it depends on which machine you see first, after playing with the Toaster, I almost fell asleep at the NeXT demo. If NeXT thinks that it is capable of running in the same league they had better think again. :-) (Flame Retardant) The Amiga system I saw was not cheap, in fact it may have been more expensive than a 68040 NeXT with a color board and monitor, but boy was it nice! -- Robert I. Eachus with STANDARD_DISCLAIMER; use STANDARD_DISCLAIMER; function MESSAGE (TEXT: in CLEVER_IDEAS) return BETTER_IDEAS is...