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From: rjc@wookumz.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: '030 Ami vs '040 NeXT
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Date: 13 Dec 90 02:39:21 GMT
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In article <50884@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v092mgp5@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>In article <4211.27653c06@cc.helsinki.fi>, jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes...
>
>     Speaking of these "computer vs. computer" threads that seem to 
>find their home in this newsgroup, why is it that since day one, Amiga 
>owners have always been on the defensive?  Ever since the days of the 

  I guess its the old Axiom 'When your on top, there are always
people trying to knock you down.' ST & NEXT users try to knock the Amiga
down, while we as Amiga users are trying to knock the IBM down.
(because its on top quantity wise, not quality)

>ST, Amiga owners have been given the job of clearing up TONS of 
>mistruths and blatent lies.  While the Amiga seems to have finally 
>disposed of the ST line, we have a new rivalry, the MAC and the NEXT.  
>What gives here folks?  NO COMPUTER IS THE BEST FOR EVERYTHING.  The 
>Amiga, Mac, IBM, NEXT etc. all have their good and bad points, and 
>neither of them is suited for ALL types of work!  If it hadn't been 
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>for the Amiga though, cheap desktop video and multitasking would 
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>still be a fantasy.
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 Shhh! It still is a fantasy. Seriously, while we Amigan's know its not fantasy
,I see quotes all the time from people like Bill Gates. Such as
"Gates says Multimedia computer may be built for under $2000 and be ready
in 2 years."
  Its a laugh to read quotes from the industry that talk about
developing Multimedia and state 'the technology is still 3-4 years away'
Its been here for 5 years already...AMIGA.

>
>                                   Scott
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