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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Just gripin'...
Message-ID: <1990Dec6.003112.25417@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 90 00:31:12 GMT
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In article <1990Dec5.162218.16820@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> gcarter@globey.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) writes:
>I wouldn't BUY ANY MAC.  For god sake, I would wait to see what Mr. Small
>does with his new 030 add on board, you could save your self at least a
>grand this way, and the performance specs of Mr. Small's board is going to
>be a lot better than a IIsi for cripes sake!

The only problem with this line of reasoning is that nobody knows
for sure when this board will be produced (if at all).  With the
Mac, and other computers that are currently on the shelves, you
get a powerful computer that you can use today.  If one were to
follow your line of thought, then you would never buy a computer,
but always wait for that marginally better one around the corner.
Any computer you buy is going to be "obsolete" in a year or two
(maybe sooner!) anyway.

>Not only that but the MAC IS LAME for playing games, I don't play games
>often but when I do, my ST is far better than any Mac game program.

Is this really a useful way to judge a computer....by how well it
plays games???  C'mon...Nintendo machines are cheap. :-)

>I would RECONSIDER if your a student, like me who is poor and currently
>in the dog house.

Yes, computers are expensive, BUT Apple, Commodore, NeXT, Sun
and many other companies offer SUBSTANTIAL discounts to 
students.  Atari does not, Dave Small does not, Jim Allen does
not.  You should also consider that.

>--Gregory


Cheers,

Chris (I will not be intimidated) Mauritz


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