Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!balboa.eng.uci.edu!nguyent From: nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life. Message-ID: <27FAE67F.723@orion.oac.uci.edu> Date: 4 Apr 91 08:40:32 GMT References: <7-aGv&kf1@cs.psu.edu> <1991Apr3.112104.6657@infonode.ingr.com> Organization: University of California, Irvine Lines: 37 Nntp-Posting-Host: balboa.eng.uci.edu In article <1991Apr3.112104.6657@infonode.ingr.com> hychejw@infonode.ingr.com (Jeff W. Hyche) writes: >melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: > > >>-Mike > >>BTW: The NeXTstation is faster than the SPARC IPC. > > How many of you feel that someone here is trying to shove a NeXT >down your trought? > > I think the next question to ask is who is gonna buy a NeXT and >who is gonna buy an Amiga 3000. > My next big purchase is going to be an Amiga 3000 for multimedia >work. Now lets talk real uses, what can I do with an NeXTstation. If >you can convince me that it is better than a A3000 I will buy it. >-- > // Jeff Hyche > There can be only one! \\ // Usenet: hychejw@infonode.ingr.com > \X/ Freenet: ap255@po.CWRU.Edu I think NeXT is a really good deal if you can get it for educational discount. I was just browsing at the campus computer store and saw the NeXT and its software catalog. There are many good programs available for NeXT - ex: three good spreadsheets as compared to none on the Amiga. I saw several desktop publishing type programs and also some structured drawing programs. They have several authoring softwares also. As for multimedia work, it doesn't come close to the A3000. They are just starting to get the color versions! But I don't doubt that the software will be there soon. All the major software people are supporting NeXT except Microsoft. I wish I can say the same for the A3000. By the way, I have an A3000 and an A1000 without the EHB since 1986.