Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.misc:1313 comp.sys.mac.misc:9075 comp.sys.mac.games:3193 comp.sys.amiga.games:4764 Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!csn!kessner!david From: david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.games,comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500) Message-ID: <1991Mar4.031438.21675@kessner.denver.co.us> Date: 4 Mar 91 03:14:38 GMT References: <27253@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <1991Mar3.223546.12173@rice.edu> <98707@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Reply-To: david@kessner.denver.co.us (David D. Kessner) Organization: Kessner, Inc Lines: 39 In article <98707@unix.cis.pitt.edu> tesst4@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Tobish E Smith) writes: >Wow. Bet you're going to get a lot of replies on this one! Anyway, my >roommate had an Amiga 2000 w/ 40 meg HD and I have a Mac II (8 meg RAM, >100 meg HD). My personal feelings after using his extensively is that >the Amgia just doesn't _feel_ right. I don't know how to quantify this. >Hardware-wise, I thought, "Wow, maybe I made a mistake," since the Amiga >cost so much less. But then I used the thing. A feeling of amateurishness >pervaded the entire system: the keyboard, the mouse, the operating system, >the speed of the hard drive. (stuff deleted) >Tob - tesst4@unix.cis.pitt.edu Although I am not a Mac fan, and not anti-Amiga-- I have to agree with this observation. The windowing system isnt as refined as other computers, especally on the low-res screens. The mouse is a bit clunky, and the new mouse that comes with the A3000UX is not much better. The software is a bit remanicent of the C-64 where everyone has their own way of doing things, with flashy logos and "cute" touches. All of these combine to give the Amiga a less-than-professional _feel_. And can leave the user with a negative opinion of the computer. There are many useful programs that are worthwhile (on the Amiga), now their programers should refine them. Workbench 2.0 is a nice start, but there is a long way to go. Notice how none of this says anything about ther usefullness of the computer. But just how it presents itself. Here is where the other computers have a big benifit-- like the Mac, Sparcs, NeXT, and even MS-Windows. These problems will improve over time, but it will go faster if it is publicly acknoledged. - David K -- David Kessner - david@kessner.denver.co.us | do { 1135 Fairfax, Denver CO 80220 (303) 377-1801 (p.m.) | . . . This is my system so I can say any damn thing I want! | } while( jones);