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From: cs00jec@unccvax.uncc.edu (Jim Cain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Look out!  He's got Unix!!!
Message-ID: <3129@unccvax.uncc.edu>
Date: 4 Feb 91 22:09:28 GMT
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In article <1991Feb3.195447.7756@umiami.ir.miami.edu> gross@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mondo) writes:
>In article <3120@unccvax.uncc.edu>, cs00jec@unccvax.uncc.edu (Jim Cain) writes:
>
>> After 4 years of being a die-hard Mac evangelist, I patiently await the
>> arrival of my NeXT. For about $3200 edu, I could not justify getting
>> less than what the NeXT offers by sticking with my religion and buying
>> a Mac IIsi. And I've got UNIX!!
>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>And this is something to brag about???!! :)

UNIX is certainly not the most elegant OS, but it is what I wanted.
I doubt I could have gotten a Mac IIci (or an si) with A/UX and all
the development stuff for the price I paid for the NeXT.

I use Macs at work (an ad agency) for graphics projects ranging from
simple to extremely complex, and I love them. But for *my* purposes,
(and not having invested any $$$ in Mac apps) NeXT was the best choice.

"This is for comparison only; your actual mileage may [will] differ."


Jim Cain
cs00jec@unccvax.uncc.edu