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From: rh2y+@andrew.cmu.edu (Russell E. Hoffman, II)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Top ten computers BETTER than amiga
Message-ID: <8c9=MB600YU6QQ41tK@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 6 May 91 01:49:01 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Here are the top ten (geez, short list for such a wide-open topic) computers
FAR BETTER than the Amiga:

10. Data General NOVA series. Much cheaper, and the core memory is non-volatile

9. IBM PC.
   It's heavier, so it makes a MUCH better doorstop. And besides, there's so
   many clones available, you wouldn't OFFEND anyone by using it as such.

8. PDP-11 series.
   Much more scientific software available. More easily portable, too. I used
  to work for a company that had a whole stockroom full of PDP-11/23's
  permanently mounted fast to hand-trucks, so you could quickly wheel
  them around whenever you needed one.

7. Gimix Micro-20.
   No one's ever heard of it, so it's not likely that it will EVER become
   the subject of a silly flame war. (oops, so much for that!)

6. HP 48sx calculator.
    More portable, comes with full Kermit protocol and infrared data
    interface. Plays Tetris, too!
5. Atari 400
   Membrane keyboard is far less susceptible to water damage. Plays great
   games, too!

4. ENIAC
   Uses DECIMAL internal respresentation. Far superior to the stupid binary
   number scheme used by the Amiga. Also doubles as a space heater.

3. Motorola 68HC11 Microcontroller
   Fun to hack assembly language on; used in the Corvette

2. Hewlett-Packard's latest RISC box
   70 MIPS superscalar RISC performance for under 20,000 dollars. Anybody
   who'd fork out $2,000 for an A3000 surely could spend the little extra
   to get a 12 times boost in performance.

1. Thinking Machines' Connection Machine II
   Hey, by the same token as #2, why not fork out the extra dough and go
   all the way? Heck, for the little extra cash, the 26 gigaflops is
   worth it! And all the scientific application software you'd be able
   to get your hands on... Think about it! ALL the kids on your block
   would be BEGGING to use your computer. Even the kids with wimpy Amigas.
   (BTW - I understand the latest version of Blazemonger only runs on this
   hardware platform, so you'd better rush out and buy one soon)

All in fun....

Russell Hoffman
Roomate of an Amigoid Fanatic From Hell Who Is Glued To His Amiga As I Speak