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- From: bthompx@es.co.nz (NeuroMancer)
- Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.emulations,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: There is *NO* Amiga....STOP IT NOW
- Date: 8 Mar 1996 07:38:25 GMT
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- Dave Plummer, regarding your message ' Re: There is *NO* Amiga....STOP IT NOW' -
-
- >>Perhaps amigaos could be made hardware independant ? Like, but better than,
- >>windoze NT ? So you could choose any hardware you like (not just ppc/68k) -
- >>as long as there were hardware 'modules' for it.. I think it could work,
- >>and be quite fast even. The key parts of the os (those used most often -
- >>inc. the 'virtual cpu') would be moved off into a 'hardware module',
- >>while the bulk of the OS would run as some sort of virtual CPU code. Just
- >>plain 68k emulation might do for the v-cpu, for a year or so...
- >>
- >>
- >>What do you all think ?
- >>
-
- >Better than NT in what particular respect (and why is it that Amiga users
-
- I dare say a fair number of ways, if for no other reason than it would be
- made with more modern philosophy and design. Specifically, better parallel
- processing support might be added than is currently in NT. I am no expert
- on NT - it was simply closest to what I was imagining, and well known
- enough that people would know what i was talking about.
-
- >constantly misspell Windows, whereas if I were misspell AmigaDOS, that
-
- Amiga people generally do not like microsoft, and specifically do not like
- windows. I think this is due to the stupid lengths old billy goes to to
- promote it, along with some of the claims he makes. And no, I am not
- interested in compiling a list for you. If you want one, ask for it in the
- amiga newsgrpups - or any other, non-microsoft dominated ones. Microsoft
- made an abysmal mess of amigabasic, and this also did not inspire good
- feelings.
-
- I myself dislike microsoft and their reported bussiness tactics, gate's
- reported games, etc. Niether do I like the stranglehold microsoft maintains
- over the hardware and software industry. I am sure you have heard the
- complaints before.
-
- I have not noted any amiga person complain or bitch about misspellings of
- amiga, amigados, etc. Everything else, possibly. Maybe even continously.
-
- >would somehow be offensive?).. NT has a system-specific HAL with minimal
- >portions of CPU-dependant assembly, and the rest is written in C/C++.
-
- >Anyone know what portion of Amiga OS is written in C vs. Assembly? Yes,
- >you can emulate native 68K apps in this fasion (in the same way, I suppose,
- >that NT runs x86 apps on a MIPS, PPC, or Alpha).
-
- As i understand it, only the core (e.g. most used portions) are in assembly
- for speed. Most of the os (I'd guess 75% or more) is in C.
-
- >To be honest, what I'd rather have is an Amiga "card" that I could slap
- >into a PC and run AmigaDOS in a window, with the sound, hard drives,
- >video, etc, virtualized to the host PC. I'm sure you can put together
- >the Amiga custom chipset and a 68040 for under $500.
-
- It'd be nice, and maybe even useful. Unfortunatly, you will still be left
- with the PC's legacy design deficiencies, and a great cost.
-
- I doubt very much that it could be done for $500 at all.
-
- It is far easier to have the PC inside the amiga, than the other way around
- (you can have a Mac in there too then).
-
- Technology it not at a stage where the amiga hardware can be shurnk to the
- size required for the price you state - unless I've been asleep for a few
- years...
-
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- >OOPS.
-
- I don't want microsoft making a profit off my messages.
-
- ...... Brendan
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