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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life.
From: judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (rory toma)
Message-ID: <aT14Z5w162w@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us>
References: <_a5G-l6k1@cs.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 91 20:06:21 EDT
Organization: Alchemy International, Ithaca, N.Y.

melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:

> 
> In article <RoB2Z3w162w@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us> judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithac
> 
>    > 
>    > Mach is a lousy OS for a standalone because?
> 
>    Standalone in the sense of a home computer.  I'm really sure that the 
>    average dude is going to want UNIX at home for his computer.  Or the 
>    average student.
> 
> Why does it matter what's under the hood?  Anyway, the average student
> is going to buy an IBM or Mac because he doesn't know any better.
> More than likely, the student that buys the NeXT will be computer
> literate.
> 
> -Mike
> 

Or the student that buys the Amiga.

rory