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- From: kathomas@nyx.cs.du.edu (Karl Thomas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!y
- Date: 26 Mar 1996 10:18:33 -0700
- Organization: University of Denver, Math/CS Dept.
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- haroldk@stack.urc.tue.nl (Harold Klink) writes:
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- >sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (NAME) writes:
-
- >>Not in the Amiga's case.. What does make a whole system? Having PCI, VRAM and
- >>PPC? That makes the whole system..
-
- >Yo, Sinclair. What about a decent OS, with features like Commodities,
- >Datatypes, real multitasking, Arexx, Non-isometric Icons (Yes I WANT that),
- >Run-time patching of the OS, REAL drive names, assigns, unlimted tasks and
- >windows running/opened (only limited by MEMORY), Draggable screens, Locking
- >FileSystem, Filesystem Notification, a standard install program, Changable
- >Media (VOLUME NAMES!).....
-
- !) A decent OS - the MacOS is much better than the AmigaOS can ever hope
- to be
- 2) Commodities - aren't those kind of like extensions?
- 3) Non-isometric icons - Uhhh?
- 4) Cooperative multitasking is just as "real" as preemptive - both let
- the cpu share time with other processes.
- 5) Arexx - Applescript is better and better supported.
- 6) Real Drive Names - Macs have had real drive names since '84
- 7) Draggable screens - limited placement compared to just moving windows
- 8) Unlimited tasks and windows running/open - The Mac isn't even limited
- by available RAM
-
- >Not that important huh?! Though so.......
-
- Too bad you still haven't mentioned anything that's not available for Macs.
-
- >Greetings,
-
- >Harold.
-