Hello Ben;
On 04-May-99, Ben Steeves wrote:
> On Wed, 05 May 1999, Robert L. Williamson wrote:
>
>> As a recent inductee into the MS Hall of Shame, I'll be happy to answer
>> that question! I bought my brand new Gateway 2000 G6-400c for one reason.
> [Deletia]
>> will probably become my secondary machine. For now, though, I have to use
>> the best tool for the job -- and in most cases that means a machine that
>> can run Windows.
>
> I agree with every point you make about the Amiga hardware and software not
> being up to the simplest tasks of modern computing...
Ben, please. This is pure hyperbolic nonsense. You'll have to define what
'the simplest tasks of modern computing' are which the Amiga cannot do, and no
matter what you say, you'll be wrong. The Amiga may fall short in many areas,
but it can certainly manage 'the simplest tasks' and lots more. And if you
have a Toaster/Flyer, you can pretty much still outdo anything under $20,000
on the mainstream systems, though this will change when the Video Toaster NT
is released in June. So in the future, please try to avoid huge
generalizations.
> but I *do* disagree
> with your last comment: Windows is *not* the only operating system available
> to you! I've said it in the M/L before and I'll no doubt say it a dozen
> times more.... Linux, BeOS, and the various breeds of BSD-UNIX provide a
> wholely non-Microsoft way of utilizing new & powerful PC hardware, without
> costing you your soul! I run Linux and BeOS on my PC at home, and AmigaOS
> and Linux on my 3000T. Narry a Microsoft product to be found. Sadly, I must
> run it at work. But if I had my way -- Linux is the future.
I'm OK with Windows. My PC is set up as a gaming machine. BeOS won't support
all my hardware. As a gamer I'll also need to change my hardware fairly
often, so handholding BeOS isn't an option for me. I ran BeOS on the Mac before
(up to R3) and while it was
nice, it wasn't as nice (to me) as AmigaOS and certainly it's still lacking in
software. Linux is an option worth looking at, though.
Best;
Steve Duff Team AMIGA
QuikPak A4060T 82MB/1GB SCSI/4MB CV64-3D w/Scan Doubler
Melody Z-2/4X SCSI CD-ROM/GVP I-O Extender
"Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise"
--Maurice
Chevalier
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