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From: cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Colin Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Why buy an Amiga?
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.101855.28437@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 12 Mar 91 10:18:55 GMT
References: <112.27DC6FA6@weyr.FIDONET.ORG>
Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland
Lines: 51

In article <112.27DC6FA6@weyr.FIDONET.ORG> David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) writes:
> MG> Advice: 
> MG>         DON'T BUY A MAC. 
> MG> lemme repeat that in case you missed it. 
> MG>         DON'T BUY A MAC. 
> MG> once more. 
> MG>         DON'T BUY A MAC.  DON'T EVER EVEN CONSIDER PURCHASING SUCH A 
> MG>                         PITIFULLY HORRIBLE 
> MG>                         COMPUTER (I USE THE TERM LOOSELY). 
> MG> You will spend a mint on a computer that has no flexibility 
> MG> what-so-ever, and 
> MG> if you are majoring in computers, why would you need a 'USER 
> MG> FRIENDLY' 
> MG> computer?  Yes, the Ami is User Friendly, but not to the point, 
> MG> where the 
> MG> power of the computer is limited.  IBMs, well, I won't tell you no 
> MG> cuz it 
> MG> seems to be popular at your college, but I have heard that IBM 
> MG> really stands 
> MG> for Incredibly Bad Machines.  AMI IS THE WAY TO GO!!! 
> MG>                 Amiga is the one & only. 
> MG>                 Amiga is THE one & only. 
> MG>                 AMIGA is the one & only. 
> MG>                 Amiga IS the one & only. 
> MG>                 Amiga is the ONE & only. 
> MG>                 Amiga is the one & ONLY. 
> MG> Get the point? 
> MG>  
> MG> Mike Glass              |       Friends don't let       | 
> MG> Highland Park, IL       |       friends use             | 
> MG>                         |       MACS (or MS-DOS)        | 
> MG> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
> MG>  
> 
>And besides, Amiga owners are a far more intellectual and mature
>group of owners.
>
>David Plummer - via FidoNet node 1:140/22

You forgot to mention all the wonderful Amiga business and CAD software,
the quality spreadsheets, ease-of-use, user support... etc.

The Amiga has plenty of good points but you can tell somebody who
hasn't spent time using quality software on other machines.


-- 
Colin Adams                                  Shadowplay 
James Cook University                        Amiga Developers
Computer Science Department                  
Internet : cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au