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- From: lnielsen@supernet.ab.ca (Kor Nielsen)
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- Subject: Re: OS features
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 22:39:01 GMT
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- Tom Kennedy (tomk@fc.hp.com) wrote:
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- > Well, according to Harv Laser, the PowerAmigas will have virtual
- > memory and memory protection -- Harv wrote:
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- > [snip]
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- > I also wanted to add that during his speech, Petro also mentioned
- > that the PowerAmiga will feature memory protection and virtual
- > memory as OS features.
-
- Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard that virtual memory slows down the
- operating system and uses up lots of excess memory. Just look at the popular
- Windows, which has memory protection, which is a good example of what happens
- on an OS with memory protection. The whole operating system is slow and clunky
- when trying to do something. I know that this is partially due to the design
- of the OS, but it seems that a lot of the programs for Windows crash way more
- than the ones for AmigaDos. Memory protection only encourages sloppy
- programming, which I would like to stay off the amiga platform, for fear of
- bug filled programs which you don't know are going to crash in the middle of
- your important document or not.
-
- If Amiga Technologies does incorporate memory protection into the next OS, at
- least have an option to disable it, and discourage any commercial
- programmers to make programs which won't require it.
-
- Also, what is the memory in the new PowerAmigas rumored at being?
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