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nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette) writes:

>> Personally, I think that 3.0 on a 16 MB mono machine runs as fast as
>> I could expect a machine of that price to run.  I think that 3.0 on
>> a 32 MB color machine runs as fast as most users would expect a
>> personal computer to run.  That is, a computer that is mostly used
>> by one person. (explicit definition of PC in my eyes)

>I think that's reasonable.  Now get NeXT to lower the price to
>that of a personal computer.

Aha, but many do think that its price is reasonable given its
performance.  I do still think of it as a one-user machine for most
real tasks.  But so is a Quadra 950, and most Sun SPARCs (Sparc 2
and lesser)  By real task, I mean one that uses the console and a
windowserver of some sort.  (Yes, you can use a Sparc 2 as a Sybase
server just fine... but have someone use the console to run OpenLook
and Frame at the same time... it is not a pretty picture)

Many companies that have chosen NeXT hardware show that companies do
think it's a great 'personal computing machine'...Plus, it has the
interoperability built in to make it fit into the client-server
model that Sun has been spouting about so much. (and that business
is certainly moving toward, albeit slowly)
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