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- From: 84003768@white.lambton.on.ca (J LEVI)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: PowerAmiga & NT
- Date: 28 Mar 1996 20:50:26 -0500
- Organization: Lambton College, Sarnia, CANADA
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- nyle landas (nyle@cyber1.servtech.com) wrote:
- : Perry Mowbray (perrym@amioz.apana.org.au) wrote:
- : : I know this has probably been discussed before but I would like to see some
- : : concise comments on the following:
- : :
- : : Will the new PowerAmiga be able to run WindowsNT?
- : : ------------------------------------------------
-
- : Good Question - It should since it is reported to be PPRP run WIN NT and
- : Apple OS, AIX, and later Solaris and BeOS.
-
- : : If the PA can, will it be in a window (like shapeshifter)?
-
- : No, PPRP handles OSs through a boot menu system. I.e. at boot time hte
- : computer asks what OS to load. Running Win NT in an AmigaDos based window
- : would require creating a vitual computer under AmigaDos that NT would run
- : on. Or some other extremely clever programming. I'm sure AmiT will just
- : follow the PPRP specs.
-
- It wouldn't be hard to do, in fact its been done before. Have a look at
- the way a windows program (or the PM itself) can seemlessly run from the
- OS/2 desktop (Without even owning windows, no less).
-