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- From: mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca (Reg Martin)
- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
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- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 01:46:10 GMT
-
- Shane Kuntz (crkuntz@sgiis4.sdrc.com) wrote:
- : In article <Do853w.In4@info.uucp>, mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca (Reg Martin) writes:
- : |> Shane Kuntz (crkuntz@sgiis4.sdrc.com) wrote:
- : |> : In article <Do45Dr.3o7@info.uucp>, mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca (Reg Martin) writes:
- : |> : |> Yes, the PPC can run NT, but that doesn't mean that it can run all
- : |> : |> (any?) x86 DOS/Windows software. That is why I asked about the
- : |> : |> Pentium emulation.
- : |> : |> I've heard a lot of different answers on that question, and I would
- : |> : |> genuinely like to know the truth... I don't think that you can go
- : |> : |> downtown, pick up a copy of Magic Carpet and expect it to run under
- : |> : |> NT on your PC. Somebody correct me if you know I'm wrong...
- : |> :
- : |> : I'll have to dig up the article on NT/PPC. Hopefully no one has ripped
- : |> : off the mag from the company library! :)
- : |>
- : |> Somehow I didn't think you had an answer for this, since you seemed to
- : |> think that that IS the way it works. I'm almost certain that it ain't...
- :
- : Where did you getr your information? Why aren't you certain?
- : It "IS the way it works" and then "I'm almost certain"?? While I'm finding
- : the article I read why don't you find your source as well.
-
- AAaaarrgghh... I didn't contradict myself anywhere there in case that's
- what you meant to infer.. Why aren't I certain? Actually, I personally
- am 100% convinced that that is the case, but I'm not retarded enough to
- shout it on UseNet when I don't have any proof. There is SOooo much
- misinformation being spread about PPCs and PPCP (which is evidenced
- by a few of the things that you've said in this thread) that I couldn't
- possibly find any irrifutable sources. It's virtually impossible for
- me to "prove" that there is currently no such thing as a Pentium
- emulator for PPCP that will allow you to run any PC software, just like
- it is virtually impossible to "prove" that there is no such thing as
- Leprachauns.
- OTOH, it's a piece of cake to prove that there is (if there is) -- just
- a simple proof by example. If ANYBODY can tell me that they can run all
- (or most obviously) PC software on their PPCP machine, then the issue is
- over. Unfortunately though, nobody has done this, since there ain't no
- such thing...
- My only sources on this are people who have used PPC machines and
- have told me that there is no way to run all PC applications.
-
- Incidentally, don't bother hunting down that article for my sake.
- Even if it does say that you can run all your DOS apps under PPC NT,
- I won't believe it until I hear from somebody who has done it.
- There aren't many magazines that I trust for computer information.
-
- : |> : |> : Why would a PPC be so hard to find?
- : |> : |>
- : |> : |> Have YOU ever seen one? The only PPC machines I've ever seen are
- : |> : |> PowerMacs. Pentiums OTOH, are everywhere you look, and are so cheap
- : |> : |> that they are practically being given away in CrackerJack boxes...
- : |> :
- : |> : PowerMacs don't count? :) Since NT has been ported to PPC I think they
- : |> : will be used to some extent. Especially if they get a nice multiprocessor
- : |> : setup with 620/630. But who knows.
- : |>
- : |> No PowerMacs don't count. They're only able to run MacOS. (Linux is on
- : |> its way, but they won't run NT etc...)
- :
- : The last time I looked they had a PPC in them. Count em.
- : Why wouldn't they be able to run NT? Where did you read this? (not a flame
- : a request for your info source)
-
- My source? Hmmm... HOW ABOUT APPLE!?!?!? (Yes, I AM getting irked)
-
- : |> : |> Okay, then don't get *over*excited. :) I just have a feeling
- : |> : |> that you're setting yourself up for a let-down...
- : |> :
- : |> : Perhaps. Even if AT doesn't come through I think Phase5 will.
- : |> : A let-down? With all the above I've mentioned it would be just
- : |> : another drop in the bucket.
- : |>
- : |> And that wouldn't be a let down? Even if Phase5 DOES come through, they
- : |> can only do so much...
- :
- : everyone can "only do so much". They delivered the 060 before everyone else
- : did and I will bet that they deliver the PPC board as well. Wagers?
-
- I'm not suggesting that they won't deliver the PPC board, and my point IS
- that _everyone_ can only do so much. Phase5 are not magicians, and I
- don't believe that they're going to be able to make going to PPC a smooth
- transition. IMO, if it's not going to be a smooth transition, then there
- won't be any transition at all.
-
- : |> : Personally, I've found everything I need and of good quality.
- : |>
- : |> Then why do you care if the PowerAmiga can run other OSs? Hmmm? :)
- :
- : Common sense. Which is better a machine that runs only Unix, a machine that
- : runs only NT, a machine that runs only MacOs, or a machine that runs *ALL*
- : of them? *I* will most likely not run other Oses on a PowerAmiga to a
- : great extent but it's nice to know that one would be able to.
-
- I agree that it is common sense. However, I don't think that implying
- that the Amiga has all the software it needs, and then saying that the
- PowerAmigas should be able to run multiple OSs makes sense at all...
-
- : |> : Since the Mac was successful in porting 68K code to PPC, AT can use
- : |> : their knowledge (if a deal is struck) to help them port.
- : |> : I agree that Mac software will make the transition better than Amiga
- : |> : software unless the port has an excellent emulation mode.
- : |>
- : |> Well, the 68k isn't going to be the hard part here... Even if the port
- : |> DOES have an "excellent" emulation mode, it won't have a "miraculous"
- : |> emulation mode...
- :
- : Oh, you've seen it then? :)
-
- Yes, I have seen it. Just a minute ago when I made myself a cup of tea.
- It's called "vapour"... :)
-
- Call me crazy, but I don't believe in miracles. (Since, by definition,
- they are impossible)
-
- : |> : If you can get everyone else that speaks of prerelease material to quit
- : |> : I will gladly oblige. How many posts did I see for prerelease Win95?
- : |> : MANY. Copland? truckloads. other vapor,etc? a slew.
- : |> : I don't need anything more substantial than the announcement from AT and
- : |> : the board from Phase5 to talk about PPC. Advocate? not yet..
- : |>
- : |> People KNEW something about Win95 and people even know a bit about
- : |> Copeland. Nobody knows much about the PowerAmigas other than a few
- : |> tidbits about hardware. ie 604 & PCI. Whoopee. I doubt AT even know
- : |> what to expect from the PowerAmigas yet...
- :
- : From what I've seen there are quite a few people that don't know jack and
- : still post about Vapor.. How bout Gershwin? I've heard plenty about that.
- : I'll continue to post about new Amiga projects just as everyone else posts
- : about their platform projects.. vapor or not.
-
- Again, Apple has even made statements about Gershwin! However, if you
- think that the fact that other people post on subjects about which they
- know nothing makes it okay for you to do so also, then fine... Go
- ahead. Just don't expect anybody to take you seriously...
-
- : |> : Wow.. you're comparing MS to AT? Definately not the same situation.
- : |>
- : |> Uhhh... No. I didn't. I was giving you shit for comparing MS to AT. :)
- : |> Read it again. Slowly. :)
- :
- : Looks to me that you did.. "You can hardly compare the Win95 hooplah to the
- : PowerAmiga hooplah." That looks like a comparison of marketing between AT
- : and MS to me. You did say "You can hardly..." but obviously that's only
- : used to state that MS's "hooplah" was so much greater than At's.
-
- If it looks to you like that's what I was saying, then you might want
- to consider seeing an optomotrist, or maybe you should think about
- re-taking that "English as a second language" course... Call me crazy,
- but by saying "You can hardly compare the Win95 hooplah to the PowerAmiga
- hooplah", I thought that I was saying that comparisons of MS and AT are
- stupid. "You can hardly" is a negative statement BTW, very similar to
- "You can not"...
-
- : Too bad you didn't include my paragraph preceding yours in order to see
- : if you really were just giving me "shit". Oh well.. cie la vie.
-
- Forgive me, but I thought you would be capable of remembering what you
- said the day before. If you're really having that much trouble
- keeping your opinions straight from day to day, then maybe you ought
- to consider saving your messages and then re-reading them before you
- go to bed at night. I don't think it's my responsibility to keep track
- of your inconsistencies of thought.
-
- (The real reason why I cut it out though is because it looked like
- a mess when it was quoted -- you might want to consider shortening
- your lines when you post -- just a friendly tip)
-
- : |> They've done some impressive things, maybe even some remarkable things,
- : |> but nothing remarkable enough to give people a good reason to buy
- : |> Amigas again. IMO they're acting too slowly, and their prices are just
- : |> nutty. I can't say that I'm overly impressed with the new "Walker"
- :
- : Have you even seen the package? used it? Very nice cut down though..
- :
- : "Walker".. how clever.
-
- "Walker" isn't all that clever IMO. In case you misunderstood, I wasn't
- trying to cut down the "Surfer" by calling it "Walker". The Walker
- is the name of the recently announced 030/40 machine to be released in
- September.
- As for the Surfer package, I havn't seen or used it, but I have seen the
- snapshots and read up on it. It looks great to me. (The software
- that is -- not the computer or modem that they may try to push off with
- it). Like I said, it looks great, but IMO it took them an awfully
- long time to get it out (or to get out a similar package), and I don't
- know what the price is so I can't comment on that...
-
- : |> (or whatever it's called) yet either. I'm certain I won't be impressed
- : |> with it by the time it comes out in September...
- :
- : The "Surfer" package is available.
-
- Yeah good for it. The software looks fine, but the 1200 Surfer package
- is ludicrous IMO... And again, I was referring to the Walker, not the
- Surfer.
-
- : |> I don't care how much work AT has put into their new company. If they
- : |> can't produce a good computer, then I'm not going to buy from them.
- : |> They can come up with whatever excuse they want, valid or invalid,
- : |> but that doesn't change the fact that they don't sell something
- : |> worth buying...
- :
- : I agree. If the PowerAmiga turns out to be an overpriced piece of shit
- : I will wholeheartedly agree with you.
- :
- : On the other hand, I'm willing to give them some time to mop up the mess,
- : get production going, bring down costs, start development where it left off
- : two years ago, etc..
-
- I'm willing to give them all the time they want, but that doesn't mean I'll
- wait for them.
-
- : Either way it turns out I'll always be an Amiga user. I just may or may
- : not be a PowerAmiga user.
-
- Ditto.
-
- Reg Martin
-