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From: mclek@dcatla.UUCP (Larry E. Kollar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mac OS / Amiga OS (was How 'Bout HyperCard!)
Message-ID: <5086@dcatla.UUCP>
Date: 26 May 88 17:17:56 GMT
References: <8805170742.AA28361@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <4710@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> <467@amanpt1.zone1.com> <4732@watdcsu.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: mclek@sunb.UUCP (Larry E. Kollar)
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In article <4732@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> debate2@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Dave Oh) writes:

>...I just expect more from the
>Amiga, that's all.  I think it can do a lot more that what it's showing.
>Sure, the demos are nice, but I haven't found an aplication to use the
>Amiga to its fullest.

The Amiga is about 2 years behind the Mac in hardware & software development,
but is catching up rapidly.  The upcoming versions of AmigaDos should help a
lot.

Even when we can pronounce the Amiga "caught up," we'll still see a big
difference in the software available.  The Amiga is rapidly becoming to desktop
video what the Mac is to desktop publishing, with a little overlap from both
sides.  So don't expect to see a flood of high-powered word processors for the
Amiga for a good long time...

Finally, the Mac is no longer a home computer.  Apple's going for the big money
in the business market.  They've recently taken to going seminars & shows
during the middle of the week, in an effort to keep home users away.  So we're
left just with the Amiga, ST, and Tandy (trying to push MS-DOG clones into
homes).  Any attempts to compare Amiga & Mac are therefore like trying to
compare, uh, I'll let you finish the sentence. :-)

	Larry Kollar	...!gatech!dcatla!mclek
	(no, I haven't forgotten.  Burn 'em in!!!)