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From: Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Correcting misconceptions  TARGA -vs- AMIGA
Message-ID: <38497@cup.portal.com>
Date: 26 Jan 91 18:42:05 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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It seems to me that the Amiga Advocacy collection would be the correct
place to post and refute common misconceptions and incorrect assertions in
the media.  Here are two which I have recently seen cropping up in con-
versations and magazines:

    1.   Amiga versus Targa comparison/contrast
           People are stating that the stock Amiga with 'only' 4096
           colors is inferior to Targa boards.  This makes no sense.
           The Targa cannot display ANY colors.  The Amiga is a computer,
           the Targa is an add-on board (which by the way could be used
           with the Amiga in the IBM slots, I presume).  The correct
           comparison would be an Amiga with add-on boards to another
           platform (or even the Amiga) with the Targa add-on board.
           I'm tired of these apples and orange peel comparisons.
    2.   Users appear unaware that an Amiga comes 'complete'
           I've seen several instances of people comparison pricing
           IBM compats with Amigas.  They took the 'base' price of the
           Amiga and then added the cost of a mouse, a graphics card
           serial/parallel ports, windowing software etc.  These people
           DIDN'T KNOW the Amiga COMES with mouse, graphics, ports,
           a windowing operating system, etc.  They come from the
           IBM world and unfortunately, Commodore advertising never
           made this very basic set of facts clear to the general
           population.  Scary.
                                                    J. Petersen