Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy 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: FFW - Amiga users read In-Reply-To: judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us's message of Wed, 03 Apr 91 10:49:20 EST Message-ID: <*53G$70h1@cs.psu.edu> Sender: news@cs.psu.edu (Usenet) Nntp-Posting-Host: sunws5.sys.cs.psu.edu Organization: Penn State Computer Science References: <*68Gc&.f1@cs.psu.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 20:17:38 GMT Lines: 40 This is getting out of hand. I can possibly reply to everyones posting. But it does seem like we are recovering the same ground again. This poster also mentions the fact that you don't get the free compiler with the 105MB NeXT, which has already been answered. How about e-mailing me the your arguments and I'll post a Frequently Fought War message NeXT week. In article judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (rory toma) writes: Another point. This NeXT thing, didn't we just go through the same thing with Atari. Why don't we call this comp.sys.Amiga.vs.the.World. Who's next? Sun? DEC? Why don't I tell you how much better my Silicon Graphics workstation is than an Amiga 500. Price/ performance, deduce the rest. Last point. Quit comparing your wonderful NeXT and saying you get all this for $3250. You don't. The Extended OS 2.0, which has C++, the debugger, and many otherfine tools, does not fit in the base model. I know, I was torn between a NeXT and a 3000. For a personal computer, it is ridiculous that a 105meg hard drive should be way to small. You really need the 200meg version, which is a little over $4000, I believe. Wrong, the 200MB NeXT doesn't ship with the Extended OS either. These are just my impressions, but it sure seems like every attacker eventually gives up and leaves... There are too many of you guys, and you all ask the same questions. P.S. You want a cool machine? Buy a Sun 3. People are practically giving them away. They're too slow. We have them here. -Mike