second thoughts on buying a 3000UX

[Scott Evernden]

In article <61751 at masscomp.westford.ccur.com> rtc at westford.ccur.com writes:
>
>I've been thinking about buying one of the 3000UX systems to develop an
>X-based software system.
...
>.. and I'll most likely reinstall it just to get rid of
>the Amiga DOS stuff they seem to feel I'll want.

In my opinion, if you have no need for the AmigaDOS stuff, then you've
eliminated the only good reason to get the 3000UX.

I myself need to do a lot of X work, and altho I've been an Amiga fan from
the outset, I could not justify getting an underpowered machine for unix and
X software development.  

Anything less than a dozen mips, and I get antsy trying to get things done.
I need 16 megs, and for unix/X development, anything less than at least 300
megs of disk is a squeeze.  You certainly can operate with a lesser config.,
but I can't imagine doing this with any enjoyment for 10 hours a day.

In the end, I decided to brew myself a 486/33 box.  It has up to now,
satisified these requirements (and others) for X and unix development
purposes.

-scott

Flames, anyone?