Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!usna!m937290 From: m937290@usna.navy.mil (Midn. Norman R. Solis (937290) ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Why buy an Amiga? Message-ID: <223@usna.NAVY.MIL> Date: 20 Feb 91 21:30:15 GMT Sender: news@usna.NAVY.MIL Lines: 41 I've been monitoring this newsgroup and a few others that are related to the Amiga. I'm currently computer-less (sold the last one) but I will buy a new machine in the near future. I'm deciding between three types of machines: IBM compat (386), Amiga, Mac. My main reason for considering the PC line is that the Academy has nothing but PC's here. Every incoming class is issued a PC so the installed base is pretty large. Not only that, but if you need something for your PC, there are a dozen places you can get it. I can build my own PC compat and not use one IBM part. I can mix and match from a hundred different manufacturers to get the system I want. I can even make it look the way I want it to (tower, slimline, etc). My main reason for looking at the Amiga is the fact that it's fast and well-integrated. It's a great hackers machine, so I'd love it. I don't need the graphics processing so much or the great sound but both are welcome. I REALLY like the fact that UNIX will be available for it soon. I also like the fact that I can become a developer with little trouble. My main reason for thinking about a Mac is the friendliness(sp?) of the user interface and the well-integrated hardware available for it. What I don't like are the prices that they charge (high profit margins) and their company policy of sueing anyone and anything that comes close to their product. They are sacrificing the state of the art for their corporate dollar. I'm a computer science major but I'm really interested in operating systems, multiprocessor hardware, and communications networks. Any suggestions? -Rich Solis -- | Richard Solis 937290@n1.usna.navy.mil Class of 1993 | | USNA 33rd Company m937290@csvax2.scs.usna.navy.mil | | Annapolis, MD 21412 WA3YIJ | | (301) 267-5001 GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY!!! Standard disclaimers apply! |