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From: cuddihyd@cshl.org (David Cuddihy)
Subject: Re: $2K worth of sampler could buy you...
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.143852.13900@cshl.org>
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 91 14:38:52 GMT

I think the key to this whole debate has already been said:
The Amiga has alot of catching up to do.

Figure this, though: Both the IBM and Mac came into the market with MAJOR
support many years ago where the Amigas are just really catching on now. Unlike
the IBM, the Amiga is 680x0...(and to avoid a big microprocessor debate)...
which may be better/worse than the x86s(you decide...), it is aimed at the 
multitasking applications(Credit wher credit's due:Macs run 680x0 too...) so
one of these days we'll have the sampling program running along side some sort
of(or maybe a variety of) synthesizer style programs, and a sequencer(if we so
desire) piping it all!! Or whatever! (The point being: ) Multitasking, I think
is a good asset. (FINAL point being: ) the architecture's there! It'll just 
take time to implement it, and some day(soon) it'll compete with the 'Big Boys'

                    Have fun,
                      -Dave