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From: Nick_Janow@mindlink.bc.ca (Nick Janow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: What to buy??(numbercruncher)
Message-ID: <6321@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 17 Jun 91 02:44:18 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend) writes:

> In article <1991Jun17.102210.29176@news.iastate.edu> taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu
> writes:
> 
>+ Why should he support the Amiga?  I'd like a simple straight answer to that
>+ question.  Why should he support a machine that has an installed base of
>+ fewer than 100,000 systems capable of running Mathematica?  He is not
> 
> Gosh, there're *maybe* that many SparcStations up and running, and
> Mathematica is available for the Sparc...

You also have to consider the percentages that are owned by people who would
buy and use Mathematica.  I've heard rumours (unconfirmed, mind you) that
Amigas tend to be used mainly for games and video art.  :)
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Nick_Janow@mindlink.bc.ca