Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!uunet!pyrdc!grebyn!ckp From: ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: A3000UX vs. Sun Sparc Message-ID: <1991Apr16.030609.1746@grebyn.com> Date: 16 Apr 91 03:06:09 GMT References: <0&1G2r9p1@cs.psu.edu> <1527@ewu.UUCP> Organization: Grebyn Timesharing Lines: 27 My comprehensive comparison of Sparc IPC vs. NeXTstation vs. A3000: Amiga software is cheapest (AmigaDOS) (Not counting free stuff) Sparc has the largest installed base Amiga has the best video and animation software NeXTstation has best business productivity software Sparc has the best engineering software Amiga is cheapest color NeXTstation is cheapest megapixel color Sparc has the largest color palette (16M; Amiga & NeXT, 4096) Amiga is most expandable (has Zorro III and ISA slots) Amiga is most compatible (AMAX Mac emulator, 286 bridgecard) Sparc gets the most press NeXTstation includes the greatest amount of bundled software NeXTstation bundled software is the most useful Amiga has the best games NeXTstation has the best sound Sparc & NeXTstation have the fastest CPUs (nearly a tie) NeXTstation has the best desktop manager There. Go through this list and pick the machine that has the features that are most important to you. -- First comes the logo: C H E C K P O I N T T E C H N O L O G I E S / / ckp@grebyn.com \\ / / Then, the disclaimer: All expressed opinions are, indeed, opinions. \ / o Now for the witty part: I'm pink, therefore, I'm spam! \/