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From: WHE46@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (Marc Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: NeXT vs. Amiga ad infinitum.
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Date: 7 Dec 90 16:08:00 GMT
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   All this incessant quibling in comp.sys.amiga and alt.religion.computers
reminds me of two people fighting in a burning house.  The point about 
which system is better between the NeXTStation and the Amiga 3000UX is
moot because neither system is likely to succeed in the workstation market.

   For Iowa State's Project Vincent research grant, ISU is getting a large
number of DECStation 2100 systems from DEC for approximately $3000 each.
These are RISC systems with approximately the same overall performance
as a 25Mhz 68030 system, and include a 104M hard drive, 12M of RAM, 19"
1280x1024 monochrome monitor, ethernet connectivity, and (of course) ULTRIX
and DECWindows (derivitives of UNIX, X-Windows, and Display PostScript).

   There is no way that either Commodore or NeXT are going to succeed 
against systems like these from a company like DEC.  For one thing, the
strength of the company behind a product is VERY important to most
edicational institutions and corporations, and the fact that DEC is
stronger (by far) than both NeXT and Commodore combined is enough to
tip most of these types of buyers in favor of DEC.  
   
   Even if NeXT and Commodore priced their systems less than the systems
from DEC, most buyers would still opt for DEC because of the very reasons
I stated above.  NeXT Inc. is a very unstable company, and may not be
around a year from now.  And although Commodore is a stronger company 
than NeXT, Commodore has a very unstable management that could completely
pull out of the workstation market at any given moment.  Combine these
with the higher cost of the systems from both companies, and you have a
formula for disaster.  This can be verified by DEC's proven track record
in the workstation market.

   
                                     -MB-