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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: OS features
- Date: 9 Jan 1996 11:25:41 +0100
- Organization: dis-
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- kinnunen@stekt.oulu.fi (Teijo Kinnunen) writes:
-
- >Michael van Elst (mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de) wrote:
- >> Well. Todays major _OS_ does not have memory protection. But you
- >> are right, it would be a nice addition.
-
- >I was referring to Unix/Linux and Win NT which both have safe MP.
-
- And I was referring to _the_ major OS which is Windoze.
-
- >case it crashes. Finally, mechanisms should be provided for the "new"
- >programs to use those "old" device which haven't been rewritten for MP.
- >...or am I totally lost?
-
- I am quite sure that this would be very very different from AmigaOS and
- the old OS had to emulated to a large degree with lots of compatibility
- problems.
-
- It is surely possible to do this, but then I wouldn't try to invent
- yet another OS but use existing systems as the basis. This OS wouldn't
- have many advantages over more traditional systems like UNIX too.
-
- The result would of course also prohibit to use the OS on anything
- but a workstation. Low-end machines would never be able to run such
- an OS.
-
- >if the Amiga can emulate Macs and PCs, I don't see why it couldn't emulate
- >itself?
-
- The question is wether this is just a cute playground or wether you can
- actually use it.
-
- >As PPC Amigas are launched, programs need to be recompiled anyway to get
- >optimal performance.
-
- With your approach programs need to be rewritten. Otherwise they just
- use the old, unproteced services.
-
- >same time, it would probably be reasonably painless. Remember, old programs
- >will be emulated on PPC machines anyway...
-
- Will they ? :)
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- Michael van Elst
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