Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!news From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises? Message-ID: Date: 8 Dec 90 20:13:19 GMT References: <1990Nov30.205419.14100@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu> <109822@convex.convex.com> <6337@mace.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@cs.psu.edu (Usenet) Organization: Penn State Computer Science Lines: 32 In-Reply-To: david@mace.cc.purdue.edu's message of 8 Dec 90 16:47:09 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: client5.cs.psu.edu In article <6337@mace.cc.purdue.edu> david@mace.cc.purdue.edu (David Bainbridge) writes: In article declan@remus.rutgers.edu (Declan McCullagh/LZ) writes: >Assuming a moderately good level of software development for each >platform, which one would you rather have three years from now? We've >already seen PowerStep, Improv, Interface Builder, NeXT's Workspace >Manager -- these products are years ahead of their closest >counterparts on other platforms. Like you said, "3 years from now".. Good come back. But if the software already exists on the NeXT that you need, why not buy it now? There are great spreadsheets and DBM's available now, and Word Perfect 5.0 has been ported. Quark XPress 3.0 and Adobe Illustrator should appear in the spring. There is some powerful software being developed for the NeXT. Obviously, if the software doesn't exist to meet your needs than the NeXT is a bad choice. However, it would be a good idea to watch the NeXT market develop. You might end-up buying a Mac IIsi thinking that the software doesn't exist for the NeXT when it actually does, and miss out on an opportunity to buy a machine that is definitely more powerful than, well, anything that Apple has on the market at this time. I hope that Apple does rise to the occasion, but when you spend $4000 or $5000 on a computer, it might be wise to look at the NeXT. -Mike