Interface - the problem of choosing a home computer: "Is Amiga Rulez?" (Continued)

<b>Interface</b> - the problem of choosing a home computer:

     (C) Ray / AURYN / CPU


           Is AMIGA RULEZ?


  Part Two. Last. Unexpected.


     ... Exactly one year has passed since

            buy an Amiga ...


     Again, the familiar "Lexicon", a pleasant
music ... But: the editor - on the screen while the music - 
from the speaker amplifier connected to SB64. And on the table 
is no longer Amiga, a Celeron 333 ...


     As I promised in ADV # 8, article about
Amiga is written for a year now, and my
views on the issue of home computer
during this time has changed radically. Why? Here let us and we 
will understand in order.


     Just want to warn fans
throwing rotten tomatoes that under the "Amiga" in this 
article, I mean the configuration of your Amiga (see below), 
under PC Pentium 166 or higher.


     Basis for their arguments take
its the same story from ADV # 8 and comment on
its separate line from the point of view today.

     This should take into account the fact that I work not 
only on SPECCY (4 years), but I have some experience

work (7 years) on a PC.


     Cprashivaetsya - a $ x, I climbed up on the
Strangers platform?


     So the question of choice: what to buy
Home - PC or AMIGA was for me very
hard hit. Another would be: for one and the
same amount of money ($ 650, cost $ 700) to take
P166/32/2/2/SB16/12sp today P233/32 /
4 / 4, 3/sb16/32sp/14 "(the firm. Used - in
around $ 450)

     A1200/Blizzard1230/50/32 Fast / HDD 1,
6Gb without a monitor and sidyuka.


     Under the price Amiga firms - prices
changed, but actually it costs about
$ 350. And it should also take into account the fact that
dollar in July 1999 was not the one that was
in July 1998.


     And with all that implies
take into account the fact that the PC I bad
I know, but about the AMIGA, mostly heard
only that it rulez, so have seen a few demos and toys with A600.


     Advertising - the motor trade. ... AND
way to dupe buyers! :))))


     Yes, and compacts with pisishnym software
except in the toilets do not sell to
AMMY same for the software should go to the capital.


     Golden words! When I wrote them
he did not understand their meaning ... For the year
ownership of Amiga, I have visited on the table only 3 (!) 
compact with Amiga software (Sistemki only), and for the first 
two days after the acquisition of PC, on my desk has 
accumulated a pack of 17 (!) Compact with all kinds of software 
- games / sistemki / DVD video / pictures. And this is without 
the slightest effort on my part! Just went through

friends ...


     But anyway, I made these three
months and bravely gained the required
amount repeatedly banishing seditious
the thought of buying a PC.


     Still intuition - strong stuff! For the year is predicted!


     ... And now, AMIGA on my desk,
plays Hippo Player, and then begins
narrative of the adventures of Amiga
teapot (teapot YET) ...


     Want to add from myself - stupid
arrogant idiot ...


     To be honest, I bought Amiga in
80% of all succumbed to the pain known
each spektrumistu slogan "Amiga -
rulez! "


     Here it is - psychology of the crowd! Take that
I do not know that, but all say it
RULEZ, hence I have to ...


     What spektrumist does not dream of
Amiga? Yes, almost every (I think). But here's what she told 
him, who badly represents.



     Exactly. But some people still buy
it ...


     ... Available fragmentary information
from experts AMMY little something to help.

     [Skip]

     And so it has to search for answers
the questions themselves. Here are some
finds what I want to share with you.


     Similarly. I half-year was signed in
FIDO to echo RU.AMIGA hoping to find a
It interested me the information. Naive ... And that's what I 
saw in it: an endless flame on the Project, the excitement 
about the new iron kruuuuutogo (With absolutely fantastic 
prices) moans the owners of "bare" Amigo, the complete

contempt for other platforms. The only good that has brought 
out - it's quite friendly to my lamerskim issues.



     ... such pisyuk me at work,
Amiga and such - at home.

     [Skip]

     ... And I'm working on that and on another machine almost 
daily. 


     It was during the July-September ...
After that, the Amiga, I came very rare. Why? From sistemok who 
were on compact (Amikon) - part of the demo version,

part of the German language, a lot of any unnecessary barahla 
and a couple of really good programs. Some Yaroslavl amizhniki 
(will not poke your finger), promised to help with software 
(especially with the game and demos) for no apparent reason

went to visit a toad ... And since
computer without the software - just a piece of iron, then
conclusions can be drawn on their own ...
Go to Moscow for the software was problematic, since the crisis 
broke out ... View the catalog of games at the firms also did 
not cause the tide of enthusiasm, because most games were junk. 
A rumored all-new spell has only a PowerPC.



     First, the general impression. First
I was slightly disappointed ...


     What was born out of this, see now ...


     ... compared to the PC at work with
Disk slightly retarding, when working with
windows.

     ... the Workbench, with 16 colors - like in Win'95, but if 
you put 256 colors inhibits decently.


     ... Operation with a screw is much slower than on PC (such 
as copying large files) ... 


     Alas, the "braking" - this is a key
word. Slowed down my "girlfriend" decently. And only the 
ecstasy of her possession does not giving this notice ...



     ... What about graphics until I can not say, since the 
possibility to compare the TV and SVGA-monitor - is nonsense. 


     Exactly! And work on the TV -
too, is nonsense. And a great way to spoil
eyes. Because a point size smaller than
SPECCY, respectively, all smaller, and
have to strain your eyes more.


     ... Seamlessly with a AMMY
SVGA-Monitor - a good impression.


     Connectivity is no problem ... They appeared later. The 
fact that a couple of minutes on the screen there's some 
flickering strip, which will eventually spoil the whole picture 
on the monitor. This bug was considered RU.AMIGA and treated it 
only with a soldering iron. Fun? There are wishing to get into 
the complex (new in guarantees) with soldering iron? In 
addition, 90% sistemok put on my SVGA with the device and 
worked hard in PAL'e from what the monitor "riding the roof." 


     ... And finally, the music ... That
here to say ... it simply must hear! A
if you move away from emotion, something like the sound I heard 
on the PC only Sound Blaster AWE 64, but in my (not only) a 
subjective opinion, AMMY reproduces Mouzon steeper (check one 
and same MOD'e.)



     So much for MOD'ov. Indeed, on the Amiga, they sound cool. 
But Other formats ... MIDI - about the same. But in fact now 
the fashion for MP3 went. And then Amiga does not drag. I mean 
- MPEG She, of course, lose ... but nothing else to do will be 
impossible - the player eats all resources. On the Pentium 
166/200 can be run parallel to a couple of applications (Corel 
Draw 7. 0, Adobe PhotoShop 5. 0) and work!



     ... All of this is due to pechatleniem from work for 
almost the bare from the software "Amiga. Over time, I

bodykit AMMY necessary software and can
definitely say - PC "resting" ...


     Now that I got excited ... Correct to
say was: "Now I have something
that is on the PC, or worse! "


     ... About the peculiarities of the settings menu
to say nothing at all - it must be seen.
The truth is, if the work is slight slowdown, but it did not go 
to any Comparison with tormozizmom PC, when WIN'95

for half an hour SWAPO.


     Here you can not argue - the true
true!


     And if you need an example, the Amiga PC emulsion in the 
program PCx (without FPU) as XT.



     The yard's Eve 2000, and he pro
XT ...


     But that is a special buzz,
is the realization that with the Amiga I
acquired a PC, Mac and, of course,
SPECTRUM ...


     About the PC XT, see above. Use
Mac software without FPU problematic brakes
again ... With regards to SPECCY the only decent emulator that 
I've seen - from CodeBusters' s. But he also has some 
limitations, but the quality is inferior pisishnomu ZXEmul by 
Lion17. 


     Many people wonder: "Is there
Amiga DOOM? "There!" This is exactly the same ... And besides, 
there are other DOOM good toys 3D graphics abruptly,

and not only DOOM, but also, say, DUKE
NUKEM. This, for example, GENETIC SPICES.


     Old, however. Today the PC is already in
HALFLIFE, UNREAL, SIN play. And the Amiga DOOM. In the echo 
were colonies on the porting HALF-LIFE on AMMY. But:

only PowerPC-and who knows when.
Sadly it all ...


     And about the Amiga demo say anything
I can not, because words can not describe it!


     Here I will not argue. Compare the demos for PC and Amiga 
- a thankless task. Here Amiga - rulez definitely! :-)



     Thus, the use of the Amiga
As a home computer question
does not cause, and, in my opinion, much preferable to the PC.


     But I think just the opposite ...


     ... but for two reasons:

     1. Lack of sufficient range of Russian fonts.

     2. Absence SVGA monitor. (Doing layout on the TV screen -
sado-masochism) to work with this program
also impossible.


     Because of these reasons is impossible to work with almost 
all the programs I have seen. One single exception, perhaps - 
SCALA. There are, however, converters fonts from TTF, but one 
envelope "is not very - recommend the use of

PostScript'y. And with their dostavaniem already difficult ...


     In addition, by investing in the Amiga,
you will not find yourself in the place of the owner of PC,
that is, buying a fancy computer
say for $ 1500, six months can not
sell it for $ 900 (this is a real example
of life)!


     With respect to the Amiga situation is similar. Having 
bought a year ago AMMY for $ 700, I The greatest difficulty was 
able to sell its entire $ 400. Problems with the sale / upgrade 
PC NEVER BEEN! In addition, the PC is connected

interesting feature. Taking a computer firm, with a guarantee, 
when approaching deadline warranty period (usually - the year), 
you're doing an upgrade and get a new guarantee etc. Thus, a 
reasonable approach can have eternal guarantee. With the Amiga 
the situation is more complicated. When I purchased computer in 
the Condor "and hinted about the warranty, they told me about 
the following: "The probability that it will break is small. But

if that brings. "From what I've concluded that repairing it 
will be for my money ...



     Then again, what do you
computer?


     Here on this issue is well
think! 98% of people who bought the complex,
bought it mainly for games. Today the real game is only 
possible on PC, for which the same money you can put a good 
configuration. And do not forget about the availability of 
software and compatibility. This is especially important for 
current and future students: having a home PC, you can 
bolshinsvo work on the computer do at home, on the same 
software as in the university. 


     As for the eternal theme pisishnogo
upgrade - if it is done in time, it
absolutely no effort on the pocket. And it is not
IMHO, and the realities of life, because in the past
year I made these upgrades are not one dozen (your customers). 
About the possibility of earning money on the PC I have already 
spoken in ADV # 8.



     SUMMARY: With the Amiga, I threw myself on the
$ 300 and lost a year of study,
What have I nafig NOT NEED!


                  The End.

With Best wishes
Andrei Gladyshev AKA Ray.
2:50 / 443.3 @ fidonet
e-mail: ray007@mail.ru
27.07.99


     P. S. By the way, Nicodemus had sold his
Amiga up and running on a PC. Condorsoft
(MarchCat) is also seeking a buyer for its
A1200.


     P. P. S. All the above applies
only to the state of affairs in the Yaroslavl region. The 
inhabitants of Moscow / St. Petersburg and its suburbs 
situation is different.