Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!samsung!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!JUTS!duts!kls30 From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Why buy a NeXT? (was: a pointless flamefest about the blitter) Message-ID: Date: 20 May 91 14:38:21 GMT References: <1991May15.125954.1993@NCoast.ORG> <1991May16.045252.7706@NCoast.ORG> <7haHkcs5@cs.psu.edu> <91136.174737MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu> <0sHyo86@cs.psu.edu> <91137.021356MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 37 In article <91137.021356MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu> MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu (That neat guy, Mark Sachs) writes: >That's the question. What reason is there, besides that it is a neat-0 >keen computer, for someone to buy a NeXT? > >- Home computer? Not BLOODY likely. The Amiga 500 and PClones are >competing in this area. >- Business? Not much more likely. The only way a new, untested, >incompatible computer can shoehorn its way into business is with >an amazing brand new application for a computer. Macintosh managed >to elbow in thanks to Desktop Publishing, which had barely even >been thought of before 1984. Amiga has a chance thanks to desktop >video and multimedia, which IBM and Apple are struggling to catch up in. >NeXT, however, has... um... well... uh... Oh yeah. NeXT has Improv, >Spreadsheet of the Gods, and if you think that the suits will desert >IBM in droves because NeXT has a spreadsheet, then come and check out >these Apple III futures I've got for sale... real cheap... > >The only possible use I can see is in education, more specifically in >computer science labs and any gullible undergraduates you can con >into buying the things. You can't even use a NeXT in a "real" lab (what are >you going to plug the instruments into?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Into the DSP port or use a SCSI interface converter. The DSP port can run a serial connection at a couple of megabits/sec (16x88kx2). So getting the data is NOT a problem. >/Mark "Remixed for Common Household Appliances" Sachs IS: MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu\ >| STEVEVAX Administration HQ, World Domination & Bake Sales Ltd. || //AMIGA|| >| DISCLAIMER: It's NOT MY FAULT. Kei and Yuri forced me to say it.||\X/ Power|| >\== "I think this calls for some diabolical laughter! RAAH HA HA HA HA HA!" ==/ -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */