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From: rjg@meccts.UUCP (Robert J. Granvin)
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Subject: Re: Sasquatch Print
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Date: Fri, 5-Sep-86 21:09:45 EDT
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OK.  Maybe the Amiga after a year/two years of life will be "outdated"
(what defines outdated, anyways?  when a new model comes out?  silly
(usually)).  Granted, it takes desk space, however, it is quite unfair
to compare it to a Macintosh.  The Amiga offers many things that a
Macintosh won't, and if your main need is a PC/XT compatible, then
perhaps you shouldn't be thinking of an Amiga or a Mac at all?

Ponder this:  How many years has the Macintosh existed?  (Include all
the permutations of the Lisa also, if you will, but either way, the
results are the same.)  Question:  How many different versions of the
machine can you count?  How many of them are not compatible, or fully
compatible with the previous versions?  How many iterations did Apple
go through before they got it "right?"  (subjective question.  Some
believe they got it right immediately, some are still waiting).
Compare this to the Amiga and the future Amigas.  Which one will
compare better?  Consider machine and software updates.  Which one has
actually been better.  Compare specs.  What are the maximum
capabilties of both?  Of course, I can go on forever, and everyones
opinion is different, but if your desk space is your only reason for
anger and imminent machine dumping, there's nothing anyone can say
because you made a decision when you purchased the machine, and you're
not considering its value over it's size.  Then again, those are just
my opinions on it.  Sigh.