Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!voodoo!bill From: bill@voodoo.UUCP (Bill Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Why a Micro is not as powerful as a Vax Message-ID: <227@voodoo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Jan-87 12:42:03 EST Article-I.D.: voodoo.227 Posted: Mon Jan 5 12:42:03 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 21:35:38 EST References: <984@hounx.UUCP> <2880@rsch.WISC.EDU> <1611@hoptoad.uucp> Sender: root@voodoo.UUCP Reply-To: bill@voodoo.UUCP (Bill Sears) Organization: Who has time to be organized?? Lines: 25 In article <1611@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes: >I was thinking the other day about how people claim that their Atari ST >has the power of a Vax 750 and why this is bull because the power is >not harnessed. The Vax can be configured in hundreds of different ways >to meet peoples' needs -- e.g. local choice of disks, ports, ram, >networks, software, etc. With the micros you are stuck waiting while >somebody figures out how to hook things up. (Now they are all trying >to figure out how to retrofit multitasking and hook up read/write >devices to the cartridge ports and turn the joystick socket into a >network and such.) Garbage! It's a lot easier if you just do it right >in the first place. Here here!!! I get tired of people saying that they can configure their computer to outperform a vax. It sort of reminds me of the BMW commercial where all of these "inexpensive" cars are "just as good as a BMW" or "BMW would make one like this" or "You think BMW has high tech...", etc. There is no substitute for the "real thing". Just blowin' off some steam. I had to go back to work today. 8-( These are my opinions if you want 'em you can have 'em. -- Bill Sears ....uw-beaver!ssc-vax!voodoo!bill Masochist's Battle Cry - Stop it again!!! Quit it some more!!!