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From: rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
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Subject: Re: Okay, you Amiga Types, its time to bash your amiga. :)
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Date: 15 Jan 91 19:56:12 GMT
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In article <1991Jan15.183939.6293@javelin.es.com> pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com writes:
>aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Sriram Ramkrishna) writes:
>
>>Okay, I got a question here.  Now, we all heard how great and wonderful
>>the Amiga is.  Now, I want to know, what are its bad points?
>
>Two complaints:
>  1. The design (the case) is CHEESE.  The 1000 had a gnifty keyboard garage,
>but the case itself was made out of plastic the consistency of velveeta.  I've
>got a 2000 now, and the front drive plate is broken off and there are tons of
>scratches (with the paint flaking off) on the case.  The 3000 is a step in the
>right direction, I'm glad its not bigger than the 2000 (read: HUGE).  But it
>is nowhere near as nice as the Frog designs for Apple and the NeXT black
>magnesium.  I really hate "computer beige".  I'm debating over whether or not
>I should try and paint my 2000.

   Personally I think Black is a great color for computers. Just look at
Commodore's CDTV, it looks slick!
   I guess Beige/White is used as a sort of color coding for the public.
White/Beige=computer, Black=stereo/consumer equipment. This is for the
people who don't know how to program their VCR's.

>  2. Major software companies ignore the Amiga.  Look at the incredible Pixar
>stuff coming out for the Mac.  This argument could go on forever, but I blame
>the software companies themselves rather than the Amiga.

  I think the Amiga is a much better platform for video/graphics than the
Mac. Pixar's decision is probably fueled by a few things. 1) Marketing
2) QuickDraw 3) # of Macs sold.
  Maybe NewTek should send Pixar a few toasters and let them develope
software to use the Toaster's frame buffers.

>-- 
>"No, no, no!  It is an empirical law of physics that the heat flux at any
>point is proportional to the temperature gradient at that point."
>                   - Claudia Schiffer, over breakfast.
>Pete Ashdown  pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com ...uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown