With reference to Re: [netconnect] Re: AmigaNG on 26 Jun 99 08:00:42 +0100
> bunch of PCs for controlling new hardware. The lowest spec is a
> PentiumII 350, the highest is a PentiumIII 450. PentiumII 350 is now
> basically obsolete, and could be considered entry-level by a lot of
> people. I can get my hands on a brand new, off-the-shelf PentiumII
> 350 with all the trimmings for about �700. That's nothing! That is
> as cheap as desktop computing gets. My Amiga Multisync monitor cost
> more than half that, and my PPC board could have funded everything
> apart from the mouse!!
Nothing? �700 is still a lot of money for something you describe as
'entry-level'!
>
> Considering that Intel will have 800MHz systems in the next six
> months, and GHz system in the next 12 months, I still beleive that a
> Pentium based, as opposed to PPC based, NG Amiga, with Classic
> emulation would be a stronger, more future proof system than any
> other
> type of hardware.
>
> Totty <8^)
Yes, I agree, but a PII 350 will still be obsolete in 12 months time,
does that represent good value for �700?
--
Mark
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