Re: Amiga vs (IBM & Mac)

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From: Andrew Miller
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 22:53

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gd_rc@adacel.com.au (Rayhann Chee) writes:

>	The Amiga and the PC are like Apples 'n Oranges. You cannot
>	compare them * hardware wise anyway :^) * The amiga has a
>	fundamentally slower and less powerful CPU because it has its
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>	custom chips to take care of other business. The x86 PC's 
>	need a powerful CPU because it basically takes care of everything
>	so... in the end it almost balances out. 

Ok, I know we dont want this thread, but wasnt it proven a very short time
back that the 680x0 series is more powerful than the 80x86's?? I remember
some guy posting something that detailed them both and it came out the
Motorola was better. I dunno... :)

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From: andmil@scorch.hna.com.au (Andrew Miller)
Subject: Re: Amiga vs (IBM & Mac)
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