breuel@h-sc1.UUCP (thomas breuel) (12/16/85)
|but if anyone seriously thinks a ST can match up to the Amiga, they are crazy | |I am not about to list features, but if this letter makes you red, grab |the specs for both machines and see for yourself. No comparison. It would be much more helpful if you stated WHY you believe that the AMIGA is better than the ST. Since I may buy a new computer soon, I would like to hear real information about the two machines. So far, the main differences appear to be: (a) the ST is half the price of the AMIGA. (b) the AMIGA has better special-purpose graphics capabilities than the ST, but at the expense of main CPU speed. (c) the AMIGA graphics is said to be not usable at a resolution of 640x400 for text or serious graphics applications. (d) the AMIGA is said to be more expandable than the ST. (e) the AMIGA has a multitasking operating system. Definitely a big plus, but as soon as OS9 is available for either machine, this does not matter anymore. Since I want a 'workstation' that I can use as a terminal, for small programming projects, and for word processing, points a-c seem to speak in favour of the ST. I would like to hear how much truth there is to these statements, and what other aspects of these computers limit their usability for 'serious' work. And please refrain from uninformative postings like the one quoted above that simply state 'the XYZ computer is obviously superior'. Thomas.