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From: pwg8482@isc.rit.edu (P.W. Gousios )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Why buy an Amiga?
Summary: It met my requirements for the best price available
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.033248.144@isc.rit.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 91 03:32:48 GMT
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In article <45378@nigel.ee.udel.edu> lou@vaxsc writes:
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>In article <9279@hub.ucsb.edu>, Parik Rao <6600prao@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu> writes:
>>Anyways, look at what you wanna do.

>Spend some time with each machine.

Decide what you want to do with the computer.  Often people I know ask me
what computer to buy.  They seem to have this notion that they want a computer.
but no idea why.

Most of my reasons for settling on an A3000 are the following

I wanted a 32bit machine.

I wanted to avoid Intel segmented architecture/small/medium/huge/tiny/
memory model and other wierd processor considerations.

I wanted future path to UNIX.

I wanted a "fast" machine, and could afford the educational price.

I wanted some color abilities (I am not ready to shell out for current
24 bit color) though, would enjoy having it.

I wanted a multitasking operating system that:
   does not require special programming considerations for basic programs.
   was always a multitasking operating system (instead of an afterthough)

I wanted integrated sound/ Not an add on board.

I wanted expandability (read slots)

I found the CLI/icon duality an excellent feature.  I can use the mouse
  for when I am lazy, and the cli when I have something specific in mind.

I liked the speed advantage of the SCSI disk interface/hard disk.


For me a Mac with similar processor performance/expansion ability
was not worth the extra cost.

I have used enough MS/PC-DOS to realize I would want/need xenix
before getting a real multitasking system.

Obviously the amiga has other advantages as well as the list I had, and
for other situations the other computers have advantages over the amiga.

If you find that some of the characteristics/tradeoffs I listed are important
to you, then you may find that the Amiga will satisfy your needs at the best
price.


Pete G.
pwg8482@ultb.isc.rit.edu
peteg@ritcsh.csh.rit.edu