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- From: michael.smith@f842.n800.z3.fido.zeta.org.au (michael smith)
- Message-ID: <3_800_842_fidonet2b2c2871@Kralizec.fido.zeta.org.au>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Falcon - Future
- Organization: Fidonet. Gate admin is fido@socs.uts.edu.au
- Date: 14 Dec 92 07:21:08 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- Original to: sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- In a message of <07 Dec 1992 07:11:4>, sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- (3:713/602) writes:
- sr> Unix or what ever is no out for the Atari at all, well
- sr> Atari droped it from the message that came from GEnie...
-
- No, the port was done & no more work was required.
-
- sr> Was not up to it on the TT,
-
- Is up to it on the TT - typical Unix speed for a 32MHz '030.
-
- sr> did not support colour,
-
- That's a limitation with the way that X works (if my local X guru and I
- understand things properly). Text mode works fine in colour.
-
- sr> but then again I did read some time back that there Unix
- sr> chap had left, but it was stated that he had finished
- sr> his contract with Atari, but then again after all the lies
- sr> about FSMGDOS, what can you believe from Atari..???
-
- How about the truth? They got Unix ported by an outside company that
- specialises in it.
-
- Speaking of lies and utter bullshit, I wonder if anyone here listens to you
- much these days?
-
- sr> Roger.............. sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
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