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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
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Subject: Re: Amiga vs Mac
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Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 18:06:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 18:06:16 1985
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In article <3241@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> eric@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Eric Lavitsky) writes:
>In article <26700024@inmet.UUCP>, bhyde@inmet.UUCP writes:
>> 
>>  color, even has less software than the Mac did when it was introduced."
>>  ben hyde, cambridge
>
>Eh?, you'd better get your facts straight. The Amiga will have 20+ 
>packages available upon release - I've seen many of them. How many
>did the Mac have? 2...3? All I can remember are MacPaint and MacWrite -
>care to refresh my memory as to the other 20?
>

I have to agree with both of them. I saw over 20 packages for the Mac
prior to announcement day.  I saw 3 released within a month of 
announcement day.

There is a long way between packages seen before release and packages people 
will put their name on./

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