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From: korn@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.m68k,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: Mac vs. Amiga
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Date: Sat, 24-Jan-87 00:27:37 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 24 00:27:37 1987
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In article <8520@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> brothers@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Laurence R. Brothers) writes:
>"Don't be silly!"
>...
>Also, if you like Mac software, you can get a cartridge relatively
>cheaply that plugs into the st case and presto -- color Mac.
>Apparently, the ST actually runs many Mac program faster than the
>Mac...

I hate to continue this discussion, but the above assertion is an outright
LIE!

Some friends of mine who own Atari ST machines came over to my house
one evening with their STs and their Mac-Cartridges, and we systematically
tried my entire software collection (over 100 programs, public domain
and otherwise) .  LESS THAT 5% OF IT RAN!

These friends, who had been chiding me continuously for the past few
weeks that their ataris "would be a mac for $100's less, and faster too"
quickly changed their tune after actually testing the product.

Which brings up a very important point.  If you haven't used a program
then don't spend the UseNet's money telling me what it will do, and that
it's a great program and will make other things worthless, etc. etc.
You are welcome to announce that "I've just heard of something interesting,
and the marketing folks _claim_ that it will do this--looks like it's
worth checking out".  That's fine, if not welcomed.  But don't waste 
my time and other people's money making claims that you know nothing
about.

Unfortunately, I've noticed this phenomenon occuring a lot more in people
who are Atari fanatics.  I trust that this is just a statistical anomoly...


So, if you want a Mac, buy a Mac.  If you want something else, then don't
get a mac, get that something else.  But don't be fooled into thinking
that you can get a mac w/out getting a mac...

Peter "try it before you preach about it" Korn
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Peter "Arrgh" Korn		         Hacker?  Me?  A hacker?  No, actually
korn@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU			 I'm a mac-er.  All's we do is
{decvax,dual,hplabs,sdcsvax,ulysses}!ucbvax!korn            make library calls.