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From: rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
Message-ID: <4239.27de4b9d@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Date: 13 Mar 91 20:56:13 GMT
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In article <1991Mar12.224905.4774@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
> been overpricing their products for years! The Mac Classic is nothing more than
> a repackaged Mac (e.g. Old technology) with a slightly lower price and a 

The Classic was totally redesigned. I forget the numbers, but it uses 
significantly less amount of chips than the Mac Plus, and it is faster than 
the old SE. I believe Amax or Spectre for the ST would have trouble keeping 
up with it now.

> new name. Apple release more innovative products than any computer company?
> NAME THEM. Not a single Mac computer is ahead of it's time, nor does it
> deliver hardware power for a low price. The 7mhz Amiga 1000 can 
> outperform the Mac IIfx at graphics sound and animation, and it was released
> in 1985.

I would like to see how an Amiga 1000 would compare to a IIfx!! (Right, 
this is a good matchup.) The IIfx is a mighty formidable machine, I'd like 
to see Unix running on a A1000.

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