Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!bagate!dsinc!unix.cis.pitt.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!ohstpy!miavx1!jwwalden From: jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Darc Tangent) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Amiga vs. Mac Message-ID: <4252.27de8320@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> Date: 14 Mar 91 00:53:04 GMT References: <4209.27db9885@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> Lines: 37 In article <4209.27db9885@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>, rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes: > In article , jimb@amiglynx.UUCP (Jim Bednar) writes: >> The mac classic costs nowhere around the price of a amiga.. A classic lists >> for $999.00 and the Amiga 500 lists for $850.00.. Get your facts straight.. >> And why buy a Classic when an AMIGA can emulate it, hell it can emulate just >> about every computer on the market.. Ok. Lets move on.. How much is a decent >> frame buffer for the Mac? about 4000-5000 bux.. For the Amiga? you have many >> choises like DCTV $400.00 Firecracker24 $1400.00 Toaster $1500.00.. > > Well, it would be nice to have a monitor for your Amiga, which would easily > cast the $150 dollars difference. Plus you get access to a lot of > professional software, more than the Amiga market could dream about. That price includes a monitor... How much professional software do you need? Do you really need twenty word processors or do you need one that will do the job? I admit that you have a greater selection of software for the Macintosh, but take a look at the Amiga software and you'll probably find a piece of software that will do what you want (especially at the Mac Classic/A500 user's level). If you can't find one, then you have a legitimate problem with the machine, but simple numbers do not tell the complete story by any means. > All I hear about is how great the toaster is, but nobody discusses the > price required for a complete set-up, which was discussed in the latest > Byte issue to be around $25,000 including an Amiga. This seems far out of > reach for your home user. Byte seems to be simply wrong on that point. I'm not sure what they're adding to get that that $25,000 cost, but you simply don't need that much equipment. You might look in on comp.sys.amiga.graphics where Toaster setups were discussed recently, saying what you really need to run one. No one had spent anywhere near $25,000 on a setup or could see why you would want or need to. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darc Tangent "Quick to judge, quick to anger, jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu Slow to understand" - RUSH