#silly to think
02-May-95 10:41:56
Sb: #195434-#silly to think
Fm: Paul Idol 76375,1776
To: Bart Van Bockstaele 100574,2352
Bart-
It is, though. I have a 40MHz WarpEngine in my 3000, making it the fastest
Amiga currently available, tied with a 4000 with a 40MHz WarpEngine, but both
machines are WAY slower than the fast Pentiums and PowerMacs that are available
for comparable prices. And the native Amiga display is, sadly, slower than
what's available very cheaply in clone world for most tasks.
As far as multitasking goes, I'd still take the Amiga, though OS/2 is catching
up and has actually surpassed it in several areas. As far as pleasant user
interfaces go, I'd take the Amiga, though again there are some features of
other platforms that I'd like to see added. As far as applications… forget
it. Word processing is my most important activity at this point, and neither
of the two Amiga word processors have all the features I need. Otoh other
platforms suffer from incredible feature bloat, so it's kind of a catch-22.
But logic clearly dictates (<g>) that the longer the Amiga is in a coma, the
further behind it will fall.
Mr. Zombie