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In article <H.ea.j4q4EfvkubE@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca>, cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Chris Herborth) writes:
> In <93009.183252SML108@psuvm.psu.edu>, <SML108@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>> Well I cannot dissuade you from buying a '486 but I can tell you why
>> I'm never buying a mac...
> 
> All excellent points...  Another one is the absurd cost of peripherals. 
> Compare the price of a SyQuest or something with a comparable drive on a
> PC, even an external one with its own case/powersupply.
> 
>> Like you, I want to buy a Falcon or an Amiga, But I'm waiting.  I am afraid
>> brute force on the PCs will ultimately overtake the design elegance of these
>> machines.  I'll still keep my 1040 though...  I just need to get X running
>> on it and I'll be happy for some time yet.  The NCDs in my lab only have
>> 8 Mhz 68000s and they are perfectly adequate X terminals...
> 
> I've looked and decided Macs are far too expensive for what you get. 
> Also, you end up with better hardware (surprise!) and software that's
> about as good (anybody use Microsoft Word lately?  I hate MS, but Word
> is kinda nice...).

	Well, I've moved up to a Powerbook 100, and I have to say it it is 
a great improvement. I bought it brand new for $700 with the external FDHD. 
System 7 is tons better than GEM, and I also can get educational discounts.

	I agree that software is expensive, but it depends on what you want 
to do. Microsoft Works or ClarisWorks are both very good intergrated 
programs, and only cost ~$150. (I haven't priced them lately.)

	I'm sorry to say I will probably never buy anything new from Atari 
again. (Although I still like my 1040ST, it hasn't been turned on in over a 
month.)

Later.......

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