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Re: Amiga kicks PC butt - Xmas Truce.

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From: Bowie Poag
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:26
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In article <16B4CDF7B.AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx>,
AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx (Alejandro J. Kurczyn S.) writes:
>In article <1992Dec23.081728.11595@us-es.sel.de>
>covey@us-es.sel.de (David Covey US/ESS3) writes:
> 
>>I take umbrage at this - it seems to imply that people buy computers to meet
>>their needs.   Of course they don't.  I bought a PC because it's
>>inherently superior to the Amiga which is only a games machine...
> 
>Sorry, but if the Amiga is a games machine, then what is the PC? It has
>far more games than any other personal computer.
> 
>There are a few very good games for Sun workstations, and they doesn't
>make it a games machine. They only show the computer's POWER to do stuff
>like that. Things that require fast machines, fast image display, and
>of course, good audio quality.
> 
>What's the deal with the MSDOS machines? every program that runs on the
>PC can be ported to the amiga, but that's not true the other way.
> 
>I am not bashing MSDOS machines, I'm just telling the facts. Please prove
>me wrong.
> 
>-Alejandro K.



Big deal--we all know those statements are true, wether we like them or not.
What would show a little intelligence on your part was to present the facts
without taunting the poor MSDOS community regarding their rather weak
architecture. 

Also, a flamewar never proved anything.



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        |o|              I think, therefore I Amiga.              |=|
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        | Douglas Michael Kasten (DMK) | Amiga 2000HD/5 with a tiny |
        |  dmkasten@redorc.chi.il.us   | little 21" Toshiba monitor.|
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