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From: kanderso@liege.ics.uci.edu (Ken Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MacIIci vs. NeXT station?
Summary: Run away!!
Keywords: Oh no! Not again!!!
Message-ID: <28570CC5.528@ics.uci.edu>
Date: 13 Jun 91 06:12:21 GMT
References: <1208@chem.ucsd.EDU>
Reply-To: kanderso@ics.uci.edu (Ken Anderson)
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In article <1208@chem.ucsd.EDU> darin@chem.ucsd.edu (Darin R. Kent) writes:
>
>I am in a sort of dillema. I do not know if this is the appropriate group to
>post this, but I am wearing my flame proof suit. I need to upgrade from my
>old Mac Plus. I want a much more powerful machine. I look at a MacIIci, and
>the 68030, 5Mb, no hard drive machine costs $3555. And that is without any
>monitor or keyboard  Then, I look at a NeXT work station that has the 68040,
>8Mb RAM, 105Mb hard drive, a whole mess of bundled software, the ability to
>run IBM software using the program SoftPC, and I am told, soon the ability to
>run Mac software as well. This machine runs $3524, including a 17" MegaPixel
>monitor an accessory kit. What is wrong with this picture? I am interested in
>hearing why I should by the MacIIci or why I should not buy the NeXT station.
>
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I can't belive it. This one post is going to start the whole Next / Mac
war over again.  For weeks we will have to wade through meaningless flame
wars between Mac and Next fanatics, until the Amiga fanatics start flaming
the other two. Then the other two will team up and flame the Amiga fanatics,
and finally after 6 - 8 weeks someone will post saying "Look! Here is the
reason.

If you like Mac --> Buy Mac
If you like Next --> Buy Next
If you like Amiga --> Buy Amiga

Take you system home and be happy!"

And then it will be happy newsgroup again, until another message like this
appears...

Just doing my part to nip this in the bud.  For all of you people gearing up
to flame the other group, remember, after all is said and burned, it all
ends up with the message above....

Please don't flame, keep the subject to Macintosh questions.

Thank you,

Ken Anderson
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