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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Subject: Re: Don't let the Amiga Die (Part II)!!!
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- Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:45:38 GMT
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- Peter da Silva (peter@NeoSoft.com) wrote:
- :
- : No, a "computer" is something with RAM, secondary storage, a user interface,
- : and an operating system. Since most PCs are shipped with DOS, they don't
- : qualify.
- :
-
- Come on, Peter -- that's a bit cynical. I can show you several OS books
- which consider DOS an OS.
-
- :
- : As for the RAM requirements, my A1000 with a 7 MHz 68000 and 512K is a
- : hell of a lot more useful than a PC with 2M: To run OS/2, you need at
- : least 4M; NT will require 6M. AmigaOS runs useful applications in 512K.
- :
-
- My Atari 800 ran useful applications in 16K. Not exactly a miracle of
- modern technology.
-
- :
- : The Amiga 500/600 can hold up to 10M of RAM directly addressible from
- : any well-behaved program written since the Amiga came out. To use more
- : than 640K on a PC you need to install an operating system, use it as
- : a RAM-DISK, or use it as swap space. And buy new software, of course.
- :
-
- This is completely bogus, Peter, and I suspect that you yourself know better.
- What I don't understand is why you'd want to spread these lies. Windows,
- all Windows applications, and many other programs (like Borland C++) use more
- than 640K, and not as a RAM-Disk or swap space. Heck, even Ultima Underwold
- requires 2MB. And I'm not even talking about UNIX or OS/2, both of which
- utilize a flat 32-bit memory model.
-
- :
- : Peter da Silva. <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
- :
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- | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
- | Drummers do it... | Burlington, MA USA | in my book of memories. |
- | ... In rhythm! | jerry@msi.com | -- Guns N' Roses |
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