Xref: utzoo comp.sys.next:15038 comp.sys.mac.misc:10403 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!haven!mimsy!mojo!russotto From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Desktop publishing Message-ID: <1991Apr1.143935.11958@eng.umd.edu> Date: 1 Apr 91 14:39:35 GMT References: <1991Mar29.215715.12571@eng.umd.edu> <14483@life.ai.mit.edu> Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (C-News) Distribution: na Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park Lines: 30 In article <14483@life.ai.mit.edu> petrilli@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Chris Petrilli) writes: >Matthew T. Russotto writes: >>Those who bought the mac were betting on the availability of software in >>the near future, when it was needed. It turned out to be a good bet for >>many. I don't think it is going to be such a good bet for NeXT. > >It seems to me that you sound like a MacEvangelist... I have used the >NeXT extensively, and most of the basic software is already there, >much of it better than that available on other platforms (Improv for >exaple, Touch-Type as another). I think betting on NeXT is actually >safer than betting on Apple (simply because of back-lash that is >slowly coming about from their "look and feel" attitude, and the fact >that they are not even close to reasonably comptetitive in price). Considering NeXT doesn't have a machine below $5000, nor a color machine anywhere within affordable range, I don't think so. As for this 'look and feel' backlash, it seems to be only in the minds of FSF. > I >have used a Mac IIfx (w/ 8.24 card) and a NeXTstation, and you can >have the Mac, I won't touch it. (See the Org line if you wondering >why). Send it to me-- I'll even pay shipping. This has nothing to do with the virtues of the machine-- only with the imagined virtues of the companies involved. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus.