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- From: benn1@uwindsor.ca (John Benn)
- Subject: Re: OS features
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- References: <92747544038@PAPA.NORTH.DE> <cg.762h@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA> <DL773I.CBr@news.uwindsor.ca> <cg.7691@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 23:04:51 GMT
-
- In article <cg.7691@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA>,
- Chris Gray <cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA> wrote:
- >In article <DL773I.CBr@news.uwindsor.ca> benn1@uwindsor.ca (John Benn) writes:
- >
- >> I agree that the PPC native code shouldn't worry too much about
- >> breaking old software, but it should be possible to run AmigaOS 3.1
- >> as well as the new PowerAmigaOS 4.0.
- >
- >Why? Once they've upgraded, few people ever want to downgrade. If the
- >"emulation box" runs 3.1, that should be enough - there is no need for
- >the PPC platform to run it.
-
- I agree. You misinterpreted my remarks.
-
- >> If AmigaOS 4.0 is available in PC stores
- >> everywhere for any CHRP compliant machine for say $100 and it gets
- >> all the great hackers and free thinkers behind it that the Amiga
- >> has been known to attract, then anything is possible.
- >
- >Uhm, that would be nice, but I recall Dave Haynie saying that full CHRP
- >compliance is expensive. It requires PCI slots, a certain amount of
- >memory and stuff, a certain set of peripheral connections, etc. I think
- >$100 is way too low to be possible. More likely $500 - $1000, I'm afraid.
-
- I'm talking about the OS itself. Just the software.
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