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- From: tomk@fc.hp.com (Tom Kennedy)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: OS features
- Date: 10 Jan 1996 05:27:38 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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- Teijo Kinnunen (kinnunen@stekt.oulu.fi) wrote:
-
- : I was referring to Unix/Linux and Win NT which both have safe MP. Win 95
- : has partial MP. MacOS and AmigaOS are the only operating systems (of some
- : significance), which don't have MP at all. Out of these, AmigaOS is the
- : only one for which it isn't even planned...
-
- Well, according to Harv Laser, the PowerAmigas will have virtual
- memory and memory protection -- Harv wrote:
-
- Here's a repost of my posting from when I got home from the VTU expo
- on Thursday. From other postings here it sounds like it didn't get
- out to everywhere (which I doubt... I think it's more lag than
- anything else).
-
- 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. I cannot stress enough that his speech was
- very upbeat and optimistic, and there many breaks for loud
- applause as he made certain points.
-
- : > Needless to say that this will be limited
- : > and significantly slower for the emulated system.
-
- : As PPC Amigas are launched, programs need to be recompiled anyway to get
- : optimal performance. If the transition to memory protection was made at the
- : same time, it would probably be reasonably painless. Remember, old programs
- : will be emulated on PPC machines anyway...
-
- Exactly! Since we're changing processors, this is the most painless
- time to add VM and MP.
-
- I'd suggest that we debate how is should be done (not if it should be
- done) -- cause it's happening :)
-
- : - Teijo
-
- Tom Kennedy
-