Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!dev8.mdcbbs.com!rivero From: rivero@dev8.mdcbbs.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT-bashing party (hit "n" if you're not interested :-))ex Message-ID: <1991Mar29.130758.1@dev8.mdcbbs.com> Date: 29 Mar 91 13:07:58 GMT References: <4aQk02L406l501@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <2577@ria.ccs.uwo.ca> Distribution: na Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA Lines: 36 Nntp-Posting-Host: dev7d Nntp-Posting-User: jan In article <2577@ria.ccs.uwo.ca>, ptoper@obelix (Andy Nagy) writes: > In article <4aQk02L406l501@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>, > kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) writes: > [stuff deleted] >> Not that easy. More pins on a '040 some of those pins are power pins. >> The '040 doesn't have the full 68882 built into it. This means that >> either you have to trap the instructions and provide emulation via the OS >> or you can recompile all your applications. The '040 is NOT just a drop >> in replacement for an '030. > > How much (functionally) has been left out of the 68040 that the > 68882 has? > > [more stuff deleted] >> >I know NOBODY who fits all three of these, and very few who know 1 want to >> >do 2 or 3. (Like working on Intel machines) >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> I happen to like Intel machines for some applications. Engineering >> software. It's cheaper than any other platform, more polished and more >> abundant. > > Only on MS-DOS you say, pity. > Okay guys. I used to be an Amiga developer. I still own 3 systems at home. I am now a NeXT developer. Nobody paid me any money to do it, the NeXT is simply a more powerful, capable computer. I feel it is this decades Mac in terms of sales growth and market penetration, and so do my financial backers. I still love the Amiga, but it has its place and the NeXT occupies a different place. It's lie the car add where all the car salesman are saying "BMW has * just like it"," BMW would build it this way","This is just like the one ob the BMW", and the commercial tags with the line,"Why not OWN the BMW?" Point is, you can dress up an Amiga, and it will stil be an Amiga. If you, or your product, needs the power and capability of the NeXT, that's where you should be. 'nough said. Mike.