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From: seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
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Date: 9 Mar 91 04:16:05 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from david@kessner.denver.co.us

 
This is going to be my only post on this topic, because it really is quite
frivolous...but I had to speak up when you commented about WB2.0
 
There is nothing about AmigaDOS 2.0 that isn't up to snuff.  In appearance
alone it beats Finder (although this is really an opinion...if you like a
2D flat interface, you're welcome to it).  AmigaDOS is much easier to
maintain than the MacOS (just ask Jerry Pournelle).  I use it every day,
and while your comments may apply to WorkBench under 1.3, they couldn't be
more laughable when applied to the new interface.
 
If you don't like the Amiga's STANDARD keyboard, then get a NorthGate...you
guys are probubly used to having to pay for'em (you mean you want a
steering wheel on that car?).  And as for mice, well...the standard two
button mouse might be alittle lightweight, but it doesn't have as great a
tendency to rattle when it rolls around (every Mac mouse I've used that's
seen ANY action feels like you're rolling it on gravel)...are you sure it
isn't a problem with having to use more than one finger at a time? :)
 
As an owner of an A3000, I'm happy to say that I'm content with the fact
that I own one of the most technically advanced pieces of hardware on the
market, and the only other platforms I see as peers would be a NeXTStation,
and various mid-low end dedicated UNIX workstations (the built in
limitations of the IIfx keep me from even considering it...oh it's fast, as
far as CPUs go, but the rest of the system is one big bottleneck.  You can
upgrade the CPU on an A3000...but you can't upgrade the bus on a IIfx :)
 
Reply if you must, but I won't be here to hear the flames...go on, fire
away.
 
Sean
 
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