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From: gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,alt.religion.computers
Subject: Re: Sorry Guys, There is NO WAY!
Keywords: AMIGA 3000 vs NEXT
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Date: 8 Dec 90 04:37:29 GMT
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First things first.  I'm going to try to shift this to alt.religion.computers

In article <23853@grebyn.com> ckp@grebyn.UUCP (Checkpoint Technologies) writes:
>So where's the NeXTstation's high-performance multi-master 32-bit
>autoconfig(tm) bus?  Where's it's NTSC compatible video output? Where's

Well, they have NTSC compatability in their NeXTDimension board.  You don't
really get NTSC compatability with a regular Amiga anyways.  You're always
going to have to add a genlock and/or some other video stuff to make it do
it anyways.  This is, of course, true of NeXTs too.

>it's *second* floppy drive bay? You all must find one floppy drive (or
>zero for those with the optical disk) pretty limiting.

Why is that?  You never use the floppy for much other than installing new
software releases or backing up.

>As for options, where's your Mac emulator?  Where's your MS-DOS
>bridgecard?

I've heard something about a Mac emulator for it.  MS-DOS is coming in the
form of Soft-PC.


>The A3000UX, with System V release 4, is Posix-compliant, which opens
>the door to federal procurement nicely.  How does Mach fare?  (Oh, I
>forgot - Jobs claims the OS isn't important to a purchaser, it's just
>a base for applications, which are important.  A standard OS doesn't
>matter.)

Mach isn't an OS.  Mach is a kernel.  The NeXTs run BSD.  There are a TON
of BSD applications out there.  Same with Sys V.  Mach does provide for
many nice features though.

>OK, now let's all get it out in the open.  We both (NeXTers and Amigans) were
>attracted to a machine which seemed to offer better performance and
>features than the accepted institution, the PC and Mac.  We both believe
>we've chosen the best machine for the price.  We become insecure enough
>when we see how few people have made the same choice, and so are prone
>to defensiveness.  (No one with a PC needs to defend or justify it.)
>It is more unnerving when we see others who have made a different
>choice for the same reasons - superior price, performance, and features.

>So people, beleive me when I tell you, it's possible for us *all* to
>have made the right choice!  Whether we chose a NeXT, Amiga, Atari ST,
>PC clone (ugh), or Timex Sinclair (OK, OK, I'm just making a point),
>it was a valid and correct choice for the reasons we chose it.  So all
>of you go home, relax, and have a happy holiday.

Absolutely agree with the above stuff.  I love Amigas, and I love NeXTs.

			See ya, Ralph

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