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From: jd3l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jean-Marc Debaud)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: IBM Kills NeXT !!
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Date: 18 Feb 90 03:11:54 GMT
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I have been to a presentation of the new IBM POWER RISC
stations yesterday (2/16) at CMU. Although I thought I was one of 
those people who dislike big blue for its unfriendly machines,....

I was seriously impressed !!! 

Yes indeed, If one adds the monitor, disks and so on one gets
a 14000 to 15000 US$ machine that outperforms the NeXT and
all other machines currently available or announced. 

The performance is truly impressive. And even of software:

They support X, NeXT step and a lot of other things. Their graphism
capacity are blasting !!

Now at a cost/performance price level plus all the support (not included in
the price it seems this time) I believe they have a hot machine.

If I had the choice today, I would buy IBM. They managed to reverse
my (strong) pro NeXT attitude. 

	What do you guys think ?
	
	Jean-Marc De Baud.
	Carnegie Mellon U.
	jd3l+@andrew.cmu.edu