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From: mpierce@ewu.UUCP (Mathew Pierce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
Message-ID: <1509@ewu.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 91 08:59:18 GMT
References: <91MAR12.134551@ducvax.auburn.edu> <7816@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: Eastern Washington Univ. Cheney WA
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In article <7816@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Kevin) writes:

[stuff about how Apple and their computers stink.]

> No, the A500 stinks as far as what you get with it for the price.  You get
> a 1 meg machine with no SCSI, no hard drive case or powersupply, no
> networking, no ability to use SIMM memory (cheapest), an OS that may or may
> not work with your software (you have to individually match your software to
> a reliable OS), no ability to add IBM compatibility for $150, no 1.4 meg drive

With the A500, you get your CHOICE of what SCSI controller to use, you're not
stuck with the dogged slow one that is built in.  There are a large number of
memory expansion cards, and if there are cards that use SIMMS, they can be
easily added in a card cage along with the networking cards.  You DO GET a 
power supply with the A500, so I don't know where you get your information, and
you don't have to individually match your OS with your software, unless you are
talking about the few incompatiblities between WB1.3 and WB2.0.  Don't tell me 
that all software on the Apples are compatible through every OS upgrade, it 
simply isn't true.  I use one and only one OS with all my apps - WB1.3, and 
when 2.0 is released for my A2000, I'll get that.

Talking about IBM compatibility, it may cost alittle more to use the software
(unless you count the Transformer software - very cheap, certainly less than
$150 - but what does it cost to run IBM HARDWARE on the Mac?  
,
> no detachable keyboard (you must use the Amiga KB), 4 (he he) channel sound,
> and not a respectable spreadsheet in sight

I agree about the keyboard, but tha's not that much of a problem, but what about
the sound?  The Amiga's sound beats Mac sound hands down (chuckle snort).  You 
really should get your info straight before you pop-off.

-Matt Pierce
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