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- From: bu951@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brian R. Beeler)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Questions about the A1200 ...
- Date: 27 Dec 1992 05:29:06 GMT
- Organization: CWRU, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Message-ID: <1hjev2INNc4f@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- References: Amiga, FAQ, software, hardware, Richard Nixon
- Reply-To: bu951@po.cwru.edu (Brian R. Beeler)
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- I'll be buying a new computer in ~2 months and have been looking
- at the A1200, but have some questions (which I'm sure are in the FAQ,
- but I can't seem to find one):
-
- 1. Software. What I'm looking for (I've omitted the software I need
- and have found):
- A. Database applications. In example: Borland's Paradox SE
- (a stripped down version of Paradox (or anything similar)).
- B. Spreadsheet applications. In example: Lotus 1-2-3 personal
- (a stripped down version of 1-2-3 (again, anything similar)).
- C. Math applications, like MatchCad, Maple or Derive.
- D. Lisp programming apps, like Xlisp.
- E. A decent C compiler.
- F. Networking apps, like NSCA or KA9Q
- G. Xwindows. Can I port my X apps? Any PD or shareware emulators?
-
- 2. Hardware
- A. Ethernet. I want to use this in a lab that's running thin coax.
- Can I use a "parallel port -> ethernet card-in-a-mini-case ->
- coax" adaptor?
- B. Overall quality of C= stuff. Are you happy with it?
- C. Floppy drives. I need to read/write MS-DOS/UNIX 1.44m floppies.
- D. Monitors. What's best for the Amiga?
- E. RAM. What is "fast" RAM?
- 3. Other
- A. A recommendation of a good Amiga dealer.
-
- I presently use [at work] a 386 running MS-Windows (which, IMHO,
- is the most pathetic excuse for a "windowing" system I've ever used.).
- It crashes >3 times a week, can't download a file and run ANY other
- apps. smoothly at the same time, it can't run my x.400 email program
- and keep the NetWare drivers in memory, etc.. For me, MS-DOS cuts it
- on my Toshiba T1000SE, but I wouldn't use [on my own desktop] MS-Win
- if someone paid me.
- As for Macs, I like them, but system 7.x is a little buggy and
- dollar-for-dollar the A1200 seems like the better deal.
- Even if I can't get all the apps I want/need, I'll probably still
- buy the A1200.
- Thanks for bandwidth, time, help.
-
- Shalom,
-
- Brian
-
-
- PS: FYI: Microsoft came to my company two weeks ago and showed us
- "Windows NT". It crashes ever better than MSWin 3.1.
- --
- Brian R. Beeler bu951@po.cwru.edu
- GEIS: a.beeler.b@monet beeler@cc.utah.edu
- "What a long, strange trip it's been" - G.dead
-