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In <1992Nov10.195924.21529@leland.Stanford.EDU>
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola) writes:

>Michael C Mccarty writes
>> I keep hearing all of this propaganda that I should buy a
>> 486SX-25 or even a 386-40 and all I can say is 'why?' ....
>> Where is the advantage to buy these machines?
>
>One good reason that you may want to go the 486 way (as long as you  
>also go the LocalBus etc way; which may not be possible on a limited  
>budget) is that you can then use cool things like NeXTSTEP 486 rather  
>than xxxx things like Windows.

I've often wondered about NeXTSTEP for 486.  How much does it cost?  Is it
affordable for a Joe Schmoe like me?  For that matter, hearing you mention
NeXTSTEP in the context of fast, LocalBus, ectc. 486's is rather discouraging
at times -- My wallet cringes.

>Bottom line:  If your budget is limited, stick with 386s, but  
>recognize you're also stuck with Windows/DOS.  If you can afford  
>more, get not just a faster chip but also better components.

There you go talking about "budget" again.  It's such a big word...  But I do
hate being stuck in the DOS world and don't want to haveto deal with Windows.  I
like Multi-Tasking systems and am actually relatively comfortable with
prompts -- so I'm thinking about switching to Coherent.  Is this direction
the way to go if I don't want to have to upgrade 75% of my hardware to the
newest and hottest?  Or could I run NeXTSTEP and a plain ol' 386DX-33?

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