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From: dsherif@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (Darin D Sheriff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000UX competition
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Date: 7 Dec 90 23:44:40 GMT
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In article <4165.275e781d@cc.helsinki.fi> jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>In article <12097@hubcap.clemson.edu>, ddyer@hubcap.clemson.edu (Doug) writes:
>> jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>> 
>>>I am not very interested in comparing the 68040 A3000UX until it exists.
>> 
>>>And as it seems that 68030 A3000UX is about the same price that 68040
>>>NeXT it is not difficult to decide which one to take (for me!). There is
>>>nothing very special in the A3000UX, after all. (I don't care for a
>>>forthcoming "the only right thing" Unix you were talking about.)
>> 
>> Ah, a few things I want to throw in here (there is a lot of re-hashing)
>> 
>> 1) What is the end-user price for the NeXT's? (not the devel., ed.)
>>    Business will buy the cheapest (hey, its a business, right?)
>
>Gee. I think that the suggested retail price of NeXTStation is $4995.
>The educ. price is about $3200. This includes 8MB RAM, 105MB HD,
>Megapixel display, etc.
>
>I would really like to know if that $4000 is the EDUCATIONAL or RETAIL
>price for A3000UX. If it is educational, I wonder what is the point in
>paying nearly $1000 more for a system with 68030 instead of 68040 and
>without DSP. I also doubt the Amiga system comes with as good display
>than the NeXTs. 
>
>Even if there was a 68040 Amiga for about $3000 educational, I would
>still choose NeXT - because of DSP and the wonderful development environment.
>
>					Jouni


GRRRRRRR!!!!  I thought I got rid of all of you with the kill option.
Kindly move this to the comp.sys.next area.  If I wanted to know all there
is about the Next, I would read the appropriate group.  (Actually I do but 
that is not the point.)  I read comp.sys.amiga because I am interested in
news about the amiga not the Next.
-- 
           Darin Sheriff.  Just a College student with an Amiga.
"According to the classical laws of Aerodynamics, it is impossible for a
 bumblebee to fly."           --- DR WHO ---
 Disclaimer:  Wasn't me.