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From: nwickham@triton.unm.edu (Neal C. Wickham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
Message-ID: <1991Mar06.203500.17209@ariel.unm.edu>
Date: 6 Mar 91 20:35:00 GMT
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>I doubt if a comparable Mac is really faster than the Amiga.  The A500
>is a low-end machine in the same price category as a Classic.
>Commodore does have a high-end machine in the 3000.  It should be
>pretty fast since it is a 25MHz 68030(same as the IIci).
>

1) The Classic costs about twice as much as the 500

2) Computer speed is not somthing open to a lot of conjecture.  There were
   several posts a few months back displaying test results of the 3000 under
   Amax running some Mac software called Speedometer.  The 3000, under the
   emulator was faster than all of the Macs except the fx which is an $11000
   machine.  Someone pointed out that for the price of the fx, you could buy
   three complete Amiga 3000 systems.   

>Apple wins because of the quality and diversity of Mac software.  The
>Mac's OS always looked more professional too(IMHO).  Although, I have
>been told Amiga DOS 2.0 is much better.  A few good apps like Quark
>XPress, WP 5.0, and a Lotus 123 for the Amiga would improve its image.
>This is why NeXT will slowly penetrate Apple's market.  They have some
>good software available by well know companies, with more on the way.
>NeXT will not suffer the same fate as Commodore.  They big question is
>how long will it take before people stop saying: "but there are N
>thousand programs for the Mac."

Readysoft is coming out with AmaxIII which will support color and the new
system 7 OS.  We may have soon have Mac compatibles like we now have IBM
compatibles.  And of course they will cost less.  So anyone will be able
to run all that superior software on the machine of their choice.

NeXT... people taking a second mortgage out on their house to affort one ...?
I'll believe it when I see it!

                                   NCW

>
>-Mike