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Mac vs. Etch-a-Sketch:

Mac vs. Etch-a-Sketch: You Decide __________ | ______ | ________ | | | || ______ | ‚But that isn’t a fair | | | ||| || comparison. People | |______| |||______|| like the Etch-A-Sketch.‘ | || o o | | _ _ _ _ _||________| (|__________| | ________)_Roger Earl [^] | |roger_earl@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca [_] |__________|After admiring the above signature I thought I’d post a comparison,similar to the other great computer wars. Etch-A-Sketch Mac ClassicNo. of Colours 2 2Resolution ~2000*~2000 512 * 342No. of buttons 2 1Preemptive Multitasking Yes NoHardware line draw Yes NoPrice < $20 ~ $1000Power Consumption No YesLaptop Yes NoSlow Operating System No YesNon Volatile Memory Yes NoChoice of Coloured box Yes NoRobust design (shakeable) Yes NoAfter considering the above options, I decided to buy the Etch-A-Sketch.For all you die-hard Amiga fanatics out there rumour has it that theEtch-A-Sketch-Emulator is coming out for the Amiga, and will in factbe faster than the true E-A-S.

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