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From: n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Raoul Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A3000UX - Born to run UNIX SVR4
Summary: Amiga vs. Next Again... sigh...
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Date: 9 Feb 91 02:24:13 GMT
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O.K.... lesse, 

1) The NextStation has a 68040, the A3000UX has a 68030, no comparison in the
   CPU's persay... but, one must take into consideration the custom chips in
   Ami...  Anyone have specs between the A3000UX and the NeXTStation?

2) The NeXTStation would be more accuratlky compared to the A500 with a
   200 Meg HD and 68030 than the A3000, why?  Because the NeXTStation is
   unexpandable like the A500 (mostly) is, although I think that the A500
   does beat the NeXTStation in explandability because of the Slot on
   the side...

3)  The NeXT Machine to compare the A3000UX to would be the Cube, when
    NeXT becomes expandable it also becomes expensive... I believe that
    the Cube with the color board (the 4032 color board that is) is
    ~$7,900 (I lost my notecad with the prices on it, that is my best
    guess (putting on asbestos undies)) educatoinal price.

4) There is a NeXTStation (a.k.a the "slab") with color, 4032 colors to
   be precise, and I think it it about $5,000+ (educational price), but
   then again, this would the almost (with the exceptin of the CPU)
   be the comparisin to the afformentioned A500 with extra ram (9
   megs, 200HD x/unix, network card.. ect.)  Does anyone have any
   ideas how much a A500 setup like that would be?

Oh well, here we go again...  (sigh)

Raoul "My 500 Has a Detachable Keyboard" Rodriguez
n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu
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