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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

4128.0. "Info for novice?" by CADSE::GILCHREST (timing is everything...) Mon Sep 17 1990 14:24

    Hi,
    
    We (my family) are planning to get a "real" personal computer (we have
    a C-64 now) in the coming months.  Currently, we are considering an
    Amiga (2000), a Mactintosh, or Head-Start or perhaps other IBM-clone
    (in that order).  
    
    For starters, we picked up some sales literature on Amigas; plus, I
    figured this would be a great place to get more info.  I've listed the
    keywords and done a cursory scan of topic 9.1 trying to find topics
    that would be pertinent, i.e., to a less-than-novice. ;^)  However, I
    haven't come up with much so far... most of the subject titles are
    alien to me. ;^)
    
    Can anyone point me to any topic(s) in here which provides helpful
    introductory info?  Likewise, is there a publication which would be
    useful to me at this point?
    
    Also, if anyone cares to, please express your thoughts on the merits of
    an Amiga over the others.  Btw, my son, who is in 8th grade, will be
    the primary user; though, I plan to use it as well to do some C
    programming and letter/memo writing.
    
    Thanks in advance for any info.
    
    -don
    
    PS  Moderator, don't hesitate to move this if there's already a related
    (similar) topic.

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4128.1		BOMBE::MOORE	Eat or be eaten	`Mon Sep 17 1990 18:04`	13
	Try some of these previous discussions: 2784 OTOFS::B_CORBIN 31-JUL-1989 4 Should I buy an A2000? 2719 CHET::NILSEN 7-JUL-1989 19 Why Should I buy a Amiga 2503 SUBURB::COOKN 25-APR-1989 4 Help - advice for potential buyer 1526 ROMULN::MYEE 11-JUL-1988 6 Advice needed in buying Amiga 500 1524 SAVAGE::FRAZIER 11-JUL-1988 7 prospective A2000 buyers need help 630 UFP::WICKERT 3-AUG-1987 8 Buyer needs some info and advice 4008 LAPUTA::GOULNIK 13-AUG-1990 4 Amiga <-> Macintosh 1633 TOOK::DDS_SEC 30-AUG-1988 37 Amiga or Mac 3748 MLCSSE::GREENEB 3-MAY-1990 15 A2000 vs. PC CLONE 925 LINCON::WOODBURY 25-NOV-1987 13 AMIGA as a clone?
4128.2	From UseNet - A3000 rated "Best Buy"!	BOMBE::MOORE	Eat or be eaten	`Mon Sep 17 1990 18:53`	32
	Article 65463 of comp.sys.amiga: Path: shlump.nac.dec.com!rust.zso.dec.com!bacchus.pa.dec.com!decwrl!ucbvax!agate!usenet From: [email protected] (George R. Nace) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Consumer Guide rates Amiga 3000 Best Buy! Keywords: A3000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: 15 Sep 90 06:51:51 GMT Sender: [email protected] (USENET Administrator) Organization: I represent myself only here. Lines: 18 I just saw the October 1990 issue of Computer Buying Guide published by Consumer Guide. They rate the Amiga 3000 as Best Buy in the category of computers over $3000 over the Macintosh IIcx and another 386 Blue-alike. The article was 2-3 pages long and specifically recommended that purchasers considering a Mac look at the Amiga before making a purchase decision. The ratings were as follows: Overall Value - 10 Performance - 10 Ease of Use - 10 Documentation - 10 Software - 9 Expandability - 9 While you might quibble over the numbers this is definitely good news for the Amiga community as it might influence non-techies to look at the Amiga with such a strong recommendation coming from a consumer rating organization with no apparent axes to grind. In addition to the Amiga 3000 the same issue rated the A2000 and A500 as good buys in their respective categories as well.
4128.3	A2000 & Mac SE for sale	VIA::CARROLL		`Mon Sep 17 1990 20:54`	11
	I am currently selling both my Amiga A2000 and my MAC SE. I love both of them, but decided to sell them and buy the newer models. Both are in excellent condition. If you are interested, you can leave me mail or call me for more info. My home number is (508) 897-4637 (not before 11am!!!!) and my DEC number is 603-881-2586. I am usually at my desk around 1pm->. I bought both of these computere at a developers discount, so I'll make you a great deal if you (or anyone) is interested. Bruce Carroll
4128.4		ULTRA::KINDEL	Bill Kindel @ BXB1	`Wed Sep 19 1990 18:24`	8
	Re .2: > ... The article was 2-3 pages long and specifically recommended that > purchasers considering a Mac look at the Amiga before making a > purchase decision. As I remember the quote, it recommends spending an afternoon with an A3000 before buying ANY of the high-end systems.