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From: laszlo@hppad.waterloo.hp.com (Joe Laszlo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
Message-ID: <15190001@hppad.waterloo.hp.com>
Date: 6 Mar 91 22:07:00 GMT
References: <1991Mar3.223546.12173@rice.edu>
Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
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>I noticed that the mac people in this discussion always compare their more
>expansive equipments with amiga 500.
Haven't really noticed this, but I haven't really looked either.
I agree, comparisons should be 'fair' (whatever that means).


>Why don't you mac-heads be fair for a change and compare the still-more-
>expansive mac plus with A500;  and compare A3000 with your high-end-macs.
"mac-heads"?
"mac-heads"??
Have I just been insulted for no other reason than my choice of machine,
or are you an "amiga-head"?


>Personally, I know that I prefer A500.  My reasons are:  I like graphics, 
>music, and awsome demos/games.  They are pleasant to watch/hear, and fun to 
>play.  I believe that my A500 is good/fair in almost everything. and for you
>business-only macintosher types, let me point out that Business if fine, but 
>it's not everything.
hmmm... addressed to people who are "business-only macintosher types"
(are they "mac-heads" as well?), "business isn't everything" may not
apply at all.


>I uses my Amiga500 at home, as a 'Personal Computer'.  a personal computer is
>NOT only a business computer.  It should be personal enough to entertain you,
>please you, help you remember, help your school work, and of course, help you
>simplify your business work.
Who _said_ a personal computer is _only_ a business computer??
(Though taking 'personal computer' literally, I'd imagine you
could have your own (i.e. personal) computer and use it only in
a 'business' oriented manner.)

>My Macintosh emulator let me do almost everything a overpriced-macSE can
>do, with some inconvience (like loading up the emulator first).  But it will
>do just fine.  I use the emulator mainly for school work - LightSpeed Pascal,
>LightSpeed C.  (But I feel so boxed-in when the emulator is running - I missed
>the flexabilities of amiga's multitasking environment.  I am sorry that fellow
>mac'ers can't share this, because multifinder is a joke - not meant as an 
>insult)
Does your mac emulator require mac ROMS?  If so, I hope you've paid for them.
(and LightSpeed languages as well of course.) (What about the System, Finder,
Multi-Finder etc.?)

BTW, sincerest apologies if you _do_ have legal copies of each of these.

>I'm sure you must have a reason for owning your computer.  We all do.  
>But, please make sure you are fair in your arguments.  And, learn enough
>about the other computer before you immaturely comment about it.
Immature? ("mac-head"??)


BTW, I haven't seen many Amiga's since the 2000, but I read what I can, they
seem to be decent machines.

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