FVEST@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU (Floyd Vest) (10/12/89)
From "InformationWEEK (The magazine for information management", 10/9/89
--reproduced without permission (sue me)
Letter to the editor:
:In response to the article "Keeping PC Costs Down to Earth" (September 4,
:p.12), I would like to suggest that part of the problem is that we overlook
:many low-costs alternatives.
:
:For example, Commodore's Amiga 2500 offers many of the benefits of OS/2, such
:as multitasking, support for many megabytes of memory, and a graphical user
:interface. Unlike OS/2, the Amiga uses memory resources efficiently, runs
:32-bit software and boasts an installed base of more than 1 million machines
:and a software library of more than 1,000 packages. Finally, the Amiga costs
:a fraction of what an OS/2-equipped 80386-based PC with comparable
:capabilities costs.
:
:Unfortunately, the Amiga has had a tough time ridding itself of the "toy"
:image it inherited from Commodore's earlier machines, which has slowed its
:acceptance by IS professionals.
:
:Buying lower-priced machines will cut PC costs, but at the expense of
:advancing to PC platforms where multitasking and graphical user interfaces are
:standard fare. If we are to keep PC costs down while progressing to more
:advanced platforms, we must consider alternatives to IBM.
:
:Kevin M. Rahne
:Programmmer/Analyst
:MasterTag
:Montague, MI
Typos are mine.
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