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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Amiga OS *IS* state of the art, but the NeXT is better
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1991 07:08:29 GMT

In article <u76Ge_wf1@cs.psu.edu> melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:
>
>It was refering to Toolbook, not the A2500.  Reread my posting.  My
>point was Toolbook is incredibly slow, and the people where I work
>would rather spend their time developing in it then the Amiga which
>looks a helluva lot more impressive.  No one uses the loaner A2500.
>It will leave here untouch except for a few demos.  Damn shame.
>
	Well, what does your company do, what software do you
have on the Amiga, and what are they expected to do with the
machine? It doesn't make much sense to show an Amiga to people
who are interested in doing SQL Database work, for example.

>   NeXT isn't going anywhere. There will be 040's out for Amigas and Macs
>   this year.
>
>Great statement.  The big question is: "How much will they cost?" 
>
	For the A3000 it should be significantly under $1,000
from the figures I've heard. And, before you start quoting
prices, just because Steve Jobs doesn't care about making a
profit doesn't mean that Commodore can afford to.

>-Mike


	-- Ethan

Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb
A: None. It's a hardware problem.