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#NeXT?

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#178851From: David McElroyDec 18, 1994 7:36 PM
>>btw, if your wondering what the other "most elegant computer" is, it's the AS/400)<< I take it you never saw any of the NeXT computers before they quit making hardware? Because if you ever saw one, it would HAVE to be on your list. David
#179064From: Robert ComerDec 19, 1994 10:16 PM
>I take it you never saw any of the NeXT computers before they quit making >hardware? Because if you ever saw one, it would HAVE to be on your list. I did see one, and it isn't on my list. It did have some good points, but it had its drawbacks also. Warp 3 — Engage! Bob Comer Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A.
#179125From: Ed VishootDec 20, 1994 7:50 AM
David, I'm with you! The color NeXT was the closest thing I've run across that reminded me of an Amiga on steriods 🙂 EdV
#179192From: David McElroyDec 20, 1994 8:24 PM
Ed: >> I'm with you! The color NeXT was the closest thing I've run across that reminded me of an Amiga on steriods 🙂 << I mostly use Macs, but what I've always heard (and agree with) is that the Turbo Color NextStation was what the Mac wanted to be when it grew up. You can still get the NextStep operating system, but you have to run it on Intel boxes (gross!) or buy an H-P PA-RISC box. Beginning in a few months, you can also run it on Sun workstations and machines running DEC's Alpha chip, either of which would be pretty cool. Nice to hear you agree about "the NeXT big thing." David