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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IBM vs AMIGA cost
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Date: 11 Mar 90 03:44:04 GMT
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">" == Rich Commins

Rich, give it a rest, your losing fast. To wit ...

>No I'm comparing this to my AMIGA 1000.
>	Four years ago AMIGA		Today IBM

First off this is really ill advised, primarily because you admit you are
comparing incompatible things right from the start, but do it anyway! Pick
either "today" prices or "4 years ago" prices. So tell me what was the
price of a 20Mhz 386 system 4 years ago? Hmmmm ?

>	Four years ago a dollar was worth more!

Not a computer dollar silly! Everyone knows that every year the amount of
computer power a dollar will buy goes up. For the price of a Sun 3/60 + Disk
four years ago, you can buy a SparcStation + Disk today. That is a jump from
3Mips to 12Mips! So what? So quit trying to justify your IBM PC purchase
by creating an artifical environment in which it is a good deal. You don't
have to, we don't care ! 

> A comparable AMIGA system today would include an accelerator board,
> flicker fixer and a 65 meg HD and would cost around $7000.00, and 
> would still only have a screen resolution of 640x400,16 color.

A comparable Amiga system today starts with a 2500/30 and goes from
there. As *everyone* has explained to you, it costs less than $7,000
and it is faster than the 20MHZ 386 system and it can do things that
your silly IBM can't. So what is the point!

>I still think the AMIGA has a lot going for it when you include its
>multitasking operating system, sound and video capabilities. BUT,
>is the increased cost for the extra processing and display capabilities
>worth the extra bucks?

Obviously not to you, everyone can appreciate that. Everyone is glad you
have a fast new system, and no I don't think anyone is bothered that it
isn't an Amiga. Just go play with it and have fun! That is the meaning
of life.


--Chuck McManis
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