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From: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mac Multitasking? Hee-hee!
Message-ID: <258@uwslh.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 11:17:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 24 11:17:50 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Aug-87 02:33:25 EDT
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Reply-To: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison, State Hygiene Lab
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	The ONLY thing I envy about the Macintosh (however it is
spelled) is its nifty user interface, which is much easier to use than
any other computer.  When it comes to recommending a computer to a
friend, I usually have two choices:  Macintosh or Amiga.  If my friend
really does not know much about computers but needs one to use (and
has *quite* a bit of money to spend), I recommend the Macintosh,
because it will do more for them in its well-designed user-interface
than the Amiga will.  If my friend is a computer-nut but has not yet
heard of the Amiga (an all too often occurence!), I sit them down in
front of one, run some demos (their jaw drops), run some demos at the
same time with multitasking (their jaw drops to the floor), run some
music programs which use the internal sound chips but not midi (their
jaw is now in their lap), run some graphics programs (they now have to
hold their jaw in their hand to keep it from touching the floor), and
then run all of the above at once using multitasking (their jaw clunks
down to the floor).  Then, as a dessert, I throw in a game or two
(their heart fails at this point and I need to perform CPR ;-).
	Let's face it: the Amiga and Macintosh are two different
machines. One is better in software (both availability and
user-interface): the Macintosh; the other is much further ahead in
hardware (graphics and sound) and some fun OS concepts (multitasking
and message-passing): the Amiga.  To me, seeing the light in someones
eyes because he finds he can use a computer in the first place (on a
Macintosh) is just as wonderful as the looks of amazement because a
friend has found a computer which is much better than anything else
on the market for that price (the Amiga).

	Now, no flames because I didn't mention anyone elses computer.
By the way, I am thoroughly an Amiga person myself.

					-Chris
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Chris Lishka                    /lishka@uwslh.uucp
Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene <-lishka%uwslh.uucp@rsch.wisc.edu
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