MFM1%LEHIGH.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (mark masters) (08/12/88)
I've been seeing alot of talk about comparisons of a beefed up A2000 compared to a mac][. There has also been alot of talk about unix, and now there has been a comparison with a '386 machine. Let's see, a mac][ costs about $2300, for $2300 I bought my A2000 with a bridgecard and a color monitor and 2 floppies. Now if I were to have spent that same hard earned cash on a mac, what would I have? A box with one floppy, no keyboard, no mouse, and no monitor. Not much use eh? As for unix, I've been using a sun 3/160 for several years, and I must admit I like unix, I've liked it since the first time I used 7 years ago. However, I have found that it is just too difficult for me to maintain the system well. At home, I'm happy with AmigaDOS. I can understand why some people would want unix on their Amiga, but I don't think it is necesarily for everyone. And a mac][ running unix would never have worked for me. Comparisons to '386 machines are similar to comparisons to the mac][. You have to spend a lot of money to get something which is useable. I just wanted to say that perhaps the amiga will never capture a business market. No one ever said that the business market was very wise in their purchases. There are alot of people in the world who are learning to use the computer, its an ever growing number. Not everyone can afford a mac][, or a '386 box. If you can't afford one of those what are you supposed to do, buy an old PC clone with an 8088? I think my Amiga is a godsend, and it saved me from my old msdos machine. Finally, all this bashing is ridiculous. Most computers have something they do well, and having a computer is preferable over not. The only place where I saw this much arguing about the 'my computer is better than yours'(put in a nasal tone) was on Info-Atari. Be glad with what you have. I would have put something here but I wanted to leave a blank line. mark masters <mfm1@lehigh.bitnet>