Xref: utzoo comp.sys.next:14758 comp.sys.mac.misc:10115 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!news From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) Subject: Re: Desktop publishing In-Reply-To: jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu's message of 26 Mar 91 21:30:42 GMT Message-ID: Followup-To: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac.misc Sender: news@cs.psu.edu (Usenet) Nntp-Posting-Host: sunws0.sys.cs.psu.edu Organization: Penn State Computer Science References: <1991Mar25.024612.1264@mlb.semi.harris.com> <1991Mar26.053352.13091@mendelson.com> <1991Mar26.195213.12862@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1991Mar26.213042.8120@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 91 23:26:00 GMT Lines: 24 In article <1991Mar26.213042.8120@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> jess@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jess M Holle) writes: With regards to purchasing a Mac or Next, both are extremely promising environments. The price/performance ratio on the Next is better, but the number of programs available currently is only around 100. The Mac's pricing is somewhat steep, but has thousands of proven applications available. Both are supposedly on approximately the same magnitude of ease of use. Admittedly, this poses a difficult choice. I personally am holding onto my present Mac for a while to see how each platform shapes up (and to save up enough money for either). Above all, I would be sure to avoid the PC, however. Jess Holle Again, look at the number of programs, the diversity and the quality. 100 applications is more than anyone is going to buy in one's lifetime. This is the kind of attitude that would prevent Apple from releasing an innovative machine. Apple does have the potential to "throw away" the Mac and start over again. -Mike