Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!fortune!horton From: horton@fortune.UUCP (Randy Horton) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari,net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: Amiga vs. ST Message-ID: <5460@fortune.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 12:50:15 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.5460 Posted: Tue Aug 13 12:50:15 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 21:11:13 EDT References: <268@ihnet.UUCP> <1669@hao.UUCP> <5436@fortune.UUCP> <338@eneevax.UUCP> Reply-To: horton@fortune.UUCP (Randy horton) Distribution: net Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 23 Xref: linus net.micro.atari:954 net.micro.cbm:1494 >I didn't want to take sides in the ST vs Amiga argument, as I think >the amiga is a nice machine, but it seems that the amiga is being >over hyped both in the press and on the net. For example none of >magazines reviewing the amiga compare features and price with the ST >but only with overpriced products like the mac and the ibm pc. This is a very good point. The ST and Amiga are somewhat similar machines, and actually there will probably be *some* overlap of their markets. When you look at the prices of both systems *WITHOUT* the monitors, they are not all that far apart. I don't really think that it is fair to call one simply a BETTER machine. My C64 is better than my UNIX box, for playing games. But for serious work... I think that the choice between the ST and Amiga would depend on the needs and priorities of the individual, since they do have their different capabilities. -- +---------------------------------------------+ | allegra\ Randy Horton @ Fortune Systems | | cbosgd \ | | dual >!fortune!ranhome!randy | | ihnp4 / | | nsc / Clever disclaimer goes here | +---------------------------------------------+