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- From: "Robert S. Iacullo" <eagle@serv.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!y
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 07:27:14 -0700
- Organization: A.C.C.O.
- Message-ID: <3173AE42.4379@serv.net>
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- G. Baldwin wrote:
- >
- > Frederick V. Heitkamp (heitkamp@ibm.net) wrote:
- > : G. Baldwin (drizzit@eskimo.com) wrote:
- >
- > : : decompressing one of the files you already have, playing a Scream-
- > : : Tracker3 MOD AND be playing a game of SimCity2000 in your ShapeShifter
- >
- > : One thing I have noticed is that the Amiga appears to be able to play a
- > : sound file without interruption while copying files or whatever. Win95,
- > : OS/2, and Linux all hesitate or interrupt the playing when certain
- > : operations take place.
- >
- > To a point. I used to have a startup sound in my WB-Startup, but for some
- > odd reason, when the BG came up, it would "pop" for a second. Really
- > annoying. But you are correct, if I have any CPU/DMA time left over, I
- > can play samples or MODs all I want w/o any major problems.
- >
- > : Fred Heitkamp
- >
- > Greg Baldwin (drizzit@eskimo.com)
- > Amiga junkie and user since 1987 Computer Science & DTV Student
- > Commodore64 fan since about 1983 http://www.eskimo.com/~drizzit
- > Tyranical EFNet #Amiga Channel Operator "Drizzit"
-
- Greg, will you be coming to this Saturdays meeting?
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