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From: madd@bucsb.UUCP (Jim Frost)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Amiga Info Needed
Message-ID: <174@bucsb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 23:37:51 EST
Article-I.D.: bucsb.174
Posted: Wed Mar 12 23:37:51 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 02:29:40 EST
Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci.
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I am interested in buying an Amiga and would like a little information
about it and possible periferals, specifically:

     o How stable is AmigaDOS?  Will there likely be major changes in 
       the future?  I develop much of my own software and really need
       a stable environment.  If it may fluctuate, would it stabilize
       within the next year?

     o Are there any harddisks available yet?  I specifically need a
       40MB drive if possible.  I want *reliability* before price.

     o I hear there is a PC emulator.  If so, how fast is it?  How well
       does it emulate?  Are there 5.25" drives available so that you
       can pull things off a standard diskette?

     o What languages are available, and which of these are the best
       implemented and most reliable?  I like C and Pascal first,
       but can suffer through several other languages if they are
       more reliable.

     o Modems?  This is a necessity (how else could I be here :-) )

Any of these that you can answer would be appreciated.  The more technical
the answer gets, the happier I would be -- I just wouldn't have to ask
again.

Thanx in advance --

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