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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sorry Guys, There is NO WAY!
Keywords: AMIGA 3000 vs NEXT
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Date: 10 Dec 90 23:56:54 GMT
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In article <14701@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland) writes:
>Compare NeXTs to Amigas, fine.  Don't compare 030 machines to
>040 machines and expect to be surprised.  Amiga 3000UXs beat on
>68030 NeXTs.  68040 NeXTs beat on 68030 Amigas.  

Also, define what you mean by "beat".  You're comparing two different kinds of
systems; the A3000, a small 4-slot machine, vs. a NeXTStation, a closed "pizza
box".  There are very definite cost advantages to building a pizza box system,
if all you're after is providing a basic system with perhaps a slightly 
expandable memory system and a high "bang/buck" factor.  In buying a machine 
with an expansion bus, whether an A3000, a PClone, a NeXT Cube, a Mac II, or a 
whatever, you're making an investment in your changing needs.

>What one forgets is that the Amiga 3000 is all ready to accept
>the 040.  

It supports a "Coprocessor Slot", which is designed to allow 68040s to play 
with or instead of the main 68030 CPU.  This slot also accomodates cache or
0 wait state memory, but I imagine 68040 boards will be the most popular
add-ins.

>Thom Cleland                      "It is easier

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