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>>Ian's statement really had nothing to do with the feeling of "superiority" >>many hold toward the Amiga, but rather with the utility of machines built in >>1990. >>He said they were unusable today – and there's simply no truth in that >>statement Perhaps since there was a major misunderstanding in what I said and meant, I should try to clear it up a little. I was primarily talking about PC's. There is no question that there are highly capable computers built in 1990 or even before. There are mainframes and supercomputers built in 1985 that make a Pentium look really sad. So obviously if what I was really trying to say was that the Amiga was the most capable computer period in 1990 is off base, and since I said so at about 3 a.m. there's no question my statement was far more broad than I meant. By "any other computer built in 1990" I meant the majority of mainstream computers. A Mac II is a fairly capable computer, I almost went that direction instead of an Amiga in the first place. But what most people were buying, and are buying, is PCs. Nowadays stores sell software, and Mac software. They sell computers, or they sell Macs. "Computer" has become synonomous with a PC clone. In case you haven't noticed, sorry to say, the Mac is heading out the door, in about the same way the Amiga was going a few years ago. Just like the Amiga, some people will never give it up, but just like the Amiga, the PC clone is killing it. And if you refuse to acknowledge that, its Mac fanaticism, because the Mac is "goin' down". Actually there are a few computers from 1990 or before of great interest, primarily the Mac II (still useful) the Amiga (still useful) and the Atari ST (makes the Amiga look popular). The PC of 1990 was a joke. And no you can't do much with anything with a 286 to upgrade to a Pentium except REPLACE the motherboard. But it depends on your definition of USABLE and to use the word without definition was a mistake. I had a TI-99/4A for a long time, and I could still USE it to word process today. I could use an Altair 4004 instead of my calculator too. However, in terms of USING MODERN software, MODERN hardware, the latest processors ans graphics cards, PCs and all other computers but Macs have been totally outdated. The Amiga and Mac of 1990 are the only computers that are usable in terms of using old computers for modern purposes – and very few Macs sold by 1990 are upgradable to the latest specs, meaning PPC chips. If you have information to the contrary, then let me know just how many Macs that are that old can be upgraded to PPC. The Mac II was still fairly new as I recall at that time, the SE was getting fairly popular. I used to use a SE/30 for my work – can a SE/30 be upgraded to PPC without replacing the whole guts of the computer? If so, then I stand corrected. If not, then my statement is COMPLETELY TRUE AS STATED.