Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!caen!uflorida!travis!cindy From: cindy@SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM (Cindy Walters) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga 3000UX first impressions Keywords: Amiga unix 3000UX Message-ID: <2024@travis.csd.harris.com> Date: 10 Jan 91 13:49:32 GMT References: <157@tcr.UUCP> Sender: news@travis.csd.harris.com Organization: Harris Computers Systems Division, Fort Lauderdale,FL Lines: 42 In article <157@tcr.UUCP> news@tcr.UUCP (John B. Sobernheim) writes: > > I have seen the light and it is called /usr/amiga/bin/fractal > > We received a 3000UX the other day. As far as I know this is >a saleable unit (I am a dealer), one of the first. The following are my >impressions of the machine so far. > Thank you for all the detailed information. I work on UNIX systems and I have been contemplating the purchase of a home system that would allow me to continue to work in a UNIX environment. I have an old (actually, two ;-) Commodore 64 system with floppy disk drive and color monitor, and I'm naturally wondering if any of this equipment can be used with an Amiga UX - or if I have to completely replace with new equipment. Any ideas? Is there any market for used Commodore 64 equipment (what about for parts?) ? > The Amiga 3000UX that we received is configured with 9 MB's of >RAM, 1MB of Chip and 8MB's of Fast (using 1mbitx4 zips). It has a >[...] >single page saying that this is a BETA release of the software and >manuals and that the user is eligible for a free upgrade to version 1.0 >of the software and manuals (For a $50.00 media replacement/shipping and >handling charge :-). The version of Unix in this A3000UX was >BETA 3j. An errata page listing known bugs and problems was also > Any indication about when the 'production' release can be expected? You also mentioned that it came with spreadsheet software. I would be very interested in knowing more about this - is it a LOTUS 1-2-3 look-alike? Is there good documentation? Does it work? Thanks :-) ====================================================================== Cynthia M. Walters Internet: cindy@travis.csd.harris.com Harris Computer Systems UUCP: ...!uunet!travis!cindy 2101 W. Cypress Creek Road -------------------------------------- Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-1892 | R e m a i n C a l m !!! | Tel: (305) 973-5118 -------------------------------------- Fax: (305) 977-5580 =======================================================================