From Jonnydigital.com, the only reliable source
by Jonathan Drain, age 14, August 1997
"What is the best, Amiga or PC?"
My friends are forever asking me,
I usually have the same reply,
"The PC", I tell them, with a bit of a sigh.
I know that I'm wrong, and I'm glad that it's so,
I'd like to upgrade, but I don't have the dough.
People judge the Amiga by what they can see,
I don't have the cash for a 4000T.
"Get a PC" they tell me, "Amigas are dead",
That's what those so-called "friends" of mine said,
I can't really blame them, but, in the end,
I don't have a lot of spare money to spend.
An Amiga 600, no more and no less,
Sits in my room on its cold metal desk,
All by itself, it's a sad thing to see,
I had no other choice but to get a PC.
Without the old cliché - "Abort Retry Fail",
The PC is ten on a one to five scale,
"Eight point Three" filenames you no longer see,
Except using CrossDos, in old Workbench 3.
Give us a hard drive, I'm sure we're all sick
Of all those requestors, what are we, thick?
Nobody likes that old screen to arrive,
"Please insert Workbench in any disk drive."
I know, we do have the best PD Scene,
But sadly, it's not quite what it might have been.
Amigas are brilliant, but still, more and more,
I find myself reaching for Left-Alt F4.
Amigas are cheaper, but people will stake
That little bit more for Duke Nukem and Quake.
So much for the Paula, as nice as it's been,
It's just not as good as Soundblaster 16.
I can't read the Times without seeing an ad
For some kind of PC, it's really that bad,
The PC looks like it's got three treble-tops,
With zero Amigas on sale in the shops.
It's mail order only, though Eyetech and Power
Have done a good job with their 1200 Tower
The hardware might be just the thing to enhance
But without the right software, it hasn't a chance.
No more mistakes, you must get it right
Or Amigas are losing a pitiful fight,
Amigas's great father is now, sadly, gone,
But Jay Miner's legacy still lingers on.
Amigas have suffered a whole lot of pain,
But put in the effort, we'll thrive once again.
We'll know that we've really caught up with the bus,
When Microsoft want to make software for us!
Page created: 9th August 1997