[comp.sys.apple2] NeXT

fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) (09/29/90)

In article <Ab0DlBi00Ud5I2N4gE@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) writes:
>> I would think carefully about your NeXT interest. A happy GS/Mac user is
>> rarely
>> a happy UNIX user, although the reverse is certainly the case for me.

Bite your tongue...

>> The initial cost may very well be appealing. I would suggest that you
>> check out
>> Unix software prices, prices of service contracts, etc...

comp.sources.unix?  .misc?  .sources.games?

>It isn't the machine for everyone, admittedly, but for an educational
>environment or somewhere where one has access to Ethernet, it is ideal.

Sounds like one hell of a toy to me!

>Certainly, if you are going to spend $4000 on a high-end Mac, you should
>take a look at NeXT before you put your money down. NeXTstations
>represent a fine effort and use of resources. In comparison, Apple
>doesn't seem to have much drive. 

15 MIPS
105 MB HD
2.88MB floppy
Ethernet
Real UNIX
$3250

(from a poster here at Cal)
Not bad...

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