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From: geller@eli.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new System 2 Personal Computers
Message-ID: <194@eli.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Apr-87 16:09:01 EST
Article-I.D.: eli.194
Posted: Wed Apr  8 16:09:01 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Apr-87 07:45:15 EST
References: <775@oliveb.UUCP> <1579@bnrmtv.UUCP> <1339@uwmacc.UUCP> <1414@sphinx.uchicago.edu>
Organization: Electric Logic, Inc., Washington, D.C.
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Summary: Buy a SUN - not a MAC!

In article <1414@sphinx.uchicago.edu>, goer@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz III) writes:
> I strongly suspect that my next computer will be a Macintosh II - unless
> someone comes up with the equivalent of a Sun for about a third the price.

The price of the low-end Sun diskless workstation has dropped from
somewhere around $7500 to somewhere near $4800. I don't have the figures
in front of me. This was from Engineers Weekly - or some similar techno
rag. Anyhow - why buy a MAC II. Maybe the case is nice, and the mouse
is smooth - but wouldn't you prefer a nicer OS.

And also - how many MAC owners really take advantage of the graphics
capabilities provided by the MAC? And how many really like the interface?
Probably many - but does everyone - or are people get tired of a
forced-mouse environment (in most situations).

Instead of a MAC II it makes a lot more sense to buy an AT clone,
Microport System V, Ventura Publisher (when in DOS mode), and a mouse (for
Ventura). What do you get - a fast personal computer that is expandable,
can run a REAL OS, can run a well supported OS (DOS), can do VERY VERY fine
desktop publishing, and more. WHY BUY A MAC when you can buy a SUN or an
AT clone?

David Geller
Electric Logic, Inc.
Washington, D.C.