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From: harald@ccicpg.UUCP ( Harald Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Commodore's handling of the Amiga  [was Re: Apple stumbles...]
Message-ID: <6086@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 07:30:13 EST
Article-I.D.: ccicpg.6086
Posted: Wed Nov 25 07:30:13 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Nov-87 16:36:00 EST
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In article <13812@felix.UUCP>, john@felix.UUCP (John Gilbert) writes:
> Please!  I need to know where I can purchase multiple UNIX superminis
> for the price of a hard disk! :-}
> 
> Seriously, should you be allowed to make such a claim and not factor in
> the cost of the superminis???  I mean, you would be SOL without the hardware
> you are talking to, I don't care HOW it's connected!
> 
	
	This is VERY snipped up from my original reply to someone from Apple.
What steamed me was the comment on how expensive NFS would be on the Amiga.
Nothing like calling the kettle black. A slightly vested interest here. I
couldn't dream of having a Mac II working the way I have my Amiga working
currently for anywhere near the same price.

	As to connections to superminis, thats nice but not necessary. For the
price of a Mac II with UNIX, NFS, etc, I can be served by non other than 
another Amiga as a file server, two for the same price.

	The comment about multiple rlogins running is simply testament to the
fact that the Amiga is multitasking straight out of the box, always was, and
always will be. And you can get that for $600.00 sans monitor. Ya fantastic.

	I can't afford fantastic Mac prices. Even at student discounts, which
I'm not. For me the choice was obvious. I work for a living. For the price of a full blown Mac, I can buy a couple of brand new cars, and I don't even
have a car.

> --
> John Gilbert
> !trwrb!felix!john
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