tipc
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The final fight!
Couldn't the usenet advocacy groups be allowed to rot away peacefully?
The Mac IIfx had a 40MHz CPU and a specialized graphics card and special performance RAM. The Amiga 3000 and TT/30 and Falcon all had slower CPUs. The 16MHz 68030 Mac II model was the Mac IIx released 2 years before the Amiga 3000 and TT30.
I don't know much about the IIfx, but I doubt it compares to my A3000 with Mediator and CyberstormPPC. Everytime I say that though I'm told it's an unfair comparison because my A3000 isn't 'stock'.
The IIfx darn well should be the best, judging by its original list price!
Atari Falcon $1299
Atari TT030 $2995
Amiga 3000 $3299-$4999
Macintosh IIfx $8970-$12000
Not unfair because not stock; meaningless because the result of shoehorning a 1997 CPU into a 1992 case should be compared to other 1997 computers. The Cyberstorm PPC may outperform an elderly IIfx but falls badly behind the 1997 PowerMacs. Really, just about all the add-on CPU upgrade cards were poor values costing almost as much as buying a new computer but providing half the performance of new system.
As an aside, how did the IIfx compare w/entry level 68040 machines, and what was the price differential there?
The A3000 was designed for CPU upgrades, and the CSPPC fulfilled that.