ekijak@ARDC.ARPA (Edmund S. Kijak, POINT) (09/24/85)
To: Mike Eve I agree, but I don't understand why you're "not fond of the Amiga emulating a PC and running MS-DOS". Seems to me that users would like to use the same operating system at home as they do at work. So if the Amiga or the 520 ST ran Unix or MS-DOS, it would be a more attractive machine both for serious home users as well as low priced commercial users. Industry is buying PC's in large quantities in order to automate. If a microcomputer manufacturer wants a large customer base, he should make his machine attractive to commercial & industrial users, not just home users. An individual buys one computer, one or two disk drives, one printer. A company buying equipment for use within its offices buys hundreds of computers, hundreds of printers, peripherals, etc. I can't picture a commercial company buying hundreds of 520 ST's no matter how cost effective it may be, because it doesnt attempt to fit in with the traditional office environment of MS-DOS, Unix, IBM-PC compatible software, etc. Too bad, because if you had one at the office, maybe you wouldn't have to buy a complete system for home - you could borrow some of the office peripherals over the weekend.