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From: lmurray@wdl1.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AMIGA vs 128/64
Message-ID: <4080001@wdl1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 19:47:49 EST
Article-I.D.: wdl1.4080001
Posted: Wed Dec  2 19:47:49 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 17:46:00 EST
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Hi! I'm new to this newsgroup, so pardon me if this has already been
asked (probably several times by now :).

I am looking for a micro for the following reasons:
	1) smart terminal (vt100, tek/4010, etc.)
	2) GAMES!, and more games ....
 	3) Word processing (small time electronic publishing)
	4) small programming tasks (C, Pascal, assembly, etc.)
I would like to know the advantages/disadvantages of the Amiga family 
(500, 1000, 2000) and the C=128/64 family. I could ask my local
C= dealers, but I'm tired of all the salesman hype. Also, I don't want
to buy a system, and find any *extra* suprises in the software (ie,
"Oh, to use that disk drive we just sold you, you need to by this, ...
and this, ... and ..."); I presume many of you went through some
sort of decision making process, and have already gotten met any
bugs that may be lurking out there. 

If you suggest a particular system (with justifications PLEASE), give
me the mininum configuration you feel is necessary (ie, memory, #-disks,
hard disk?, type of printer, modem & software suggestions, etc.). I guess
what I'm really asking is "What are the add on's that I _really_ need
when starting off?"

Please E-mail me the responses, and I'll summorize and re-post. Thanks
in advance for your help.

-lance-

lmurray@ford-wdl1
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