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From: erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.unix
Subject: Need help on Amiga purchase/trade for use with UNIX
Keywords: amiga, graphics, unix, 3b1, what, do, these, mean, anyway?
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Date: 14 Jan 88 15:34:46 GMT
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[Please reply directly to Eric, and let him post a summary back to
the net.  I'll drop anything I get that is not from Eric on the floor,
as I believe this is only moderately relevent to comp.unix.  Check
the address your news software uses for your reply!  -mod]

I'm interested in the Amiga, and I always have been.  I recently
acquired a 3b1/67meg/EIA-RAM expansion/DOS-73 board, and am very
happy with it except for it's horrible graphics and lack of internal
sound.

What I want is full-blown graphics/sound with multi-tasking, k&r c,
and lotsa development goodies.  I have the latter under control,
3b1's w/ full devlopment set are nice.

My question:
Should I
1. Trade my system for a full blown A2000 w/ hard drive (I could
   live w/o the dos bridge very easily, as I don't use my DOS-73 board now)
   and a lot of other goodies, or:
2. Get an Amiga 500 w/ Tektronics or some other emulation (writing my
   own graphics isn't out of the question, as I have the VDI drivers set)
   and use it as a front end box for the 3b1?

Please post answers to the net, I think this information could be
of use to anybody with a graphics weak UNIX system who is interested
in expanding to a nice graphics box (cheaply).
   [As I said above, please *don't*.  Send your input to Eric and ask him
	to *summarize* to the net.  -mod]
I'd also like to hear
from P. da Silva and all other Amiga hacks that have some UNIX
experience as to how hard/easy using an Amiga as front end to a
UNIX box would be.
-- 
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