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From: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Re: What do I want to see in the Apple of the 90's?
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Date: 14 Dec 89 15:24:23 GMT
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In article <192@atncpc.UUCP>, bruce@atncpc.UUCP (Bruce Henderson) writes:
> So just abandon the "Old boat Anchor" today and start
> living the future..... I did!!!!!!

I'm happy for you.

My "Old Boat Anchor" has:

 - A Resource Manager, permitting (among other things) international
   localization *without recompilation*, including all of the system
   software

 - Built-in facilities for handling non-roman writing systems and keyboards

 - Color

 - A printer that doesn't halt my machine when I print a page

 - Thousands of applications and hundreds of peripherals that I can buy off
   the shelf

 - A superior and more consistent user interface (IMHO :-))

And it's a lot more affordable.  I think I'll keep it, thanks.

Look, I don't mean to knock the NeXT, but is has a ways to go before it's
competition for the Macintosh, except perhaps for a few specific applications.

Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
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