Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!jarthur!bgribble From: bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Amiga OS *IS* state of the art Message-ID: <11684@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Date: 14 Apr 91 00:47:11 GMT References: <3075@tpki.toppoint.de> <1044@cbmger.UUCP> Followup-To: comp.unix.amiga Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711 Lines: 39 In article dhansen@amiganet.chi.il.us (Dave Hansen) writes: >Well, if you carry that statement over to the A3000UX, it is no longer true. >What will continue to hurt A3000UX sales is the lack of 1280x1024, 24-bit >color. SUN, Apollo, Silicon Graphics, and IBM all have it in their Unix >systems. To ship a 640x440 monochrome only A3000UX system does not help >Commodore's presence in the commercial arena. And I wouldn't expect that >Commodore is banking on the home users to flock to the Unix systems due to the >increased cost. The trailing edge of video graphics is not going to work. First of all, your statement about the 3000UX's resolution is incorrect. The A2024 monitor has 1024x800 or thereabouts resolution and is available as a substitute for the 1950 in package deals, no extra cost (maybe $50 difference - check price list). This resolution is comparable to that of most other lowend workstation vendors' mono monitors. Maybe my limited sample size has given me the wrong impression, but I wasn't aware that color workstations made up that large a segment of the UNIX market. Here at Harvey Mudd, our workstations (including non-UNIX) are (roughly) 4 SLC's, 2 Sparc 1's, and about 24 VAX/DecStations. Of these, there are no color UNIX boxes and only two color VAXStations. I don't find a lack of color inconvenient for the applications I use, and judging by the mono-to-color ratio neither do most other people. Certainly it's important to have color available in the Amiga Unix lineup, but that's on the way. What's wrong with high-res mono displays when these are the defacto standard? The A3000UX is most certainly not a competitor for the Silicon Graphics or Iris workstations; aiming for a piece of the low-end SLC or Apollo or 486 workstation market is well within the reach of a system that has mono display standard. Followups to comp.unix.amiga. >voice: (708)691-4747 Internet:dhansen@amiganet.chi.il.us ***************************************************************************** ** Bill Gribble Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA ** ** bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu Never heard of it? You're stupid. ** *****************************************************************************