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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Subject: Re: Amiga OS *IS* state of the art, but the NeXT is better
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In article <g_7G$f.f1@cs.psu.edu> melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:
>The Mac upgrade from Radius costs $3500 as I posted earlier.  Sun
>sells their IPC(one of them) for $4995, the same as the NeXT.  They
>also offer an educational discount similar to NeXT's.  I assume Sun is
>making money.  NeXT's is probably making money on their low-end
>machines.
>
>-Mike
>

  The Mac has nothing to do with Amiga. The Mac architecture makes
adding an 040 expensive, abut Mac users are used to paying high prices
like the $7000 030 Mac IIfx.  The Amiga 3000's CPU slot was DESIGNED
with the 040 in mind. Just ask the designer, Dave Haynie, he's in this
news group. An 040 card for the Amiga 2000 would be more expensive
(>$2000) because the 32bit ram and HD controller had tobe put on the card.
Difference: The Mac and A500/2000 are 16bit, the A3000 is 32bit.
Comprehend?



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