Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!helios!tamunix!n245bq From: n245bq@tamunix (Keith Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: IBM Kills NeXT !! Message-ID: <4264@helios.TAMU.EDU> Date: 18 Feb 90 06:20:26 GMT References: <1654@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> Sender: usenet@helios.TAMU.EDU Reply-To: n245bq@tamunix.tamu.edu (Keith Perkins) Organization: Texas A&M University Lines: 35 In article jd3l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jean-Marc Debaud) writes: >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. > >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. Personally, I'm going to wait for the new NeXT to come out before I make any judgement. The IBM looks good, but I like the NeXT for other things besides speed. I like the BSD compatable OS, the DSP chip, the music capability, and the optical drive - all of which I belive the IBM machines lack. If the new NeXT is up to date in terms of speed (both optical drive and processor), then it should be comparable to these new IBMs. IMHO, these new machines would be great for people who want to go beyond DOS, but are leery of OS/2 & P.M. (with good reason). Being able to run UNIX, X, NeXTStep, and DOS (in a window) all on one machine could be what IBM needs to wean people away from an outdated DOS standard. I wish them all the luck in the world. The more people running NeXTStep, the better! Keith Perkins Texas A&M University n245bq@tamunix.tamu.edu