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From: dinn@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael "Moose" Dinn)
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Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
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In article <45435@ut-emx.uucp> awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) writes:
>>PS - When was the last time Apple actually came out with anything innovative
>>rather than a rehash of old technology?  What other company is bringing a new
>>product with a 68000 in it for $1000?
>
>What utter bullshit.  Go post in forum where you know something about what 
>you're talking.  Apple is selling you a machine with a 512k ROM, good
>sound output, built-in networking, hi-density floppy drive, SCSI interface,
>and and extensible keyboard/mouse bus for list price of $1000 (who pays list?)
>
>Please describe to me the comparable product you were thinking of.

Well, How about an A500 with execllent sound output (4 voice stereo), 880K
floppy, 4096 colors and greater speed than the Mac? SCSI can be added for
~$150, and the networking for about the same. Mouse too. The CPU with
drive costs $500 or so... so, add it all up and get $900 list out of it.
The only thing the MAc has over that is the keyboard/mouse bus. And we have
Color, far superior sound, and besides, I can run all Mac stuff on my Amiga
too. Sound superior? I think so.
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