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From: rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A3000UX - Born to run UNIX SVR4
Message-ID: <32530@auc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 91 10:07:37 GMT
References: <593.27ab5841@vger.nsu.edu> <1991Feb04.161126.8475@convex.com> <1991Feb7.151106.4795@cc.helsinki.fi>
Reply-To: rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks)
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In article <1991Feb7.151106.4795@cc.helsinki.fi> jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>In article <1991Feb04.161126.8475@convex.com>, swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
>>Right, like any company is going to compare a 68040 competitor's machine with
>>their own 68030 machine, when their competitor has a 68030 version of the same
>>machine.
>
>Uhh?! Why compare a 68030 Amiga to a 68030 NeXT when NeXT doesn't even
>manufacture 68030 machines anymore? And the 68040 NeXTs are still in
>the same price range than the new 68030 Amigas. Get the point?

It's not surprizing that a 68040 NeXT outdoes a 68030 Amiga.  The "point" is
this: A 68040 NeXT outperforming a 68030 Amiga does NOT mean that the Amiga
is a slower system.

>>Commodore hasn't released their machine that will be the 68040 NeXT equivalent
>>yet.  That comparison will not be appropriate until an Amiga has a 68040 in

>That's Commodore's fault.

It's their "fault" for not bringing out a system until the CPU is fully
debugged?!?  You're right... SHAME ON THEM!!!!!  :-)

>                          NeXT has 68040 machines up and running while
>Commodore is bringing out 68030 Unix boxes. And the prices are about the
>same.
>
Looking at the price difference of the old 68030 and new 68040 NeXT systems,
I wouldn't be surprised if Commodore comes out with 68040 systems that are
competitively priced to the NeXT systems.

So, your point has some validity FOR THE MOMENT, but it'll be interesting
to compare system price & performance when the 68040 boards come out for
the Amiga, and even more interesting when Commodore FINALLY ( :-) ) comes
out with a 68040-based system.

>> --Steve   ._||__      DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own.
>>   Warren   v\ *|     ----------------------------------------------
>>              V       {uunet,sun}!convex!swarren; swarren@convex.com
>
>	Jouni Alkio, Helsinki, Finland

Rodney

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