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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.170059.17671@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 17:00:59 GMT
- References: <1992Dec23.013340.5552@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
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- David Tiberio (dtiberio@engws10.ic.sunysb.edu) wrote:
- :>:
- :>: Wrong, the Atari 400 and the C64, with all their screen interrupts,
- :>: can not display multiple screens like the Amiga can...
- :>
- :>No David, *you* are wrong. The Atari 400 had hardware very similar to Copper.
- :>If a full multitasking OS were feasible on that machine, it would be trivial
- :>to implement Amiga-like screens on it.
- :
- : No Shekhy, *you* are wrong, unless you can name ONE Atari 400
- : application that can move screens using interrupts.
- :
-
- Why should I? I can tell you exactly how the hardware worked on the machine!
- You can act like an idiot, making fun of people's names all you want, but in
- the end, I know I'm right about the Atari, because I used to have practically
- every feature and hardware register of the machine memorized, and I've seen
- Amiga screens and Copper lists enough times to notice the suspiciously similar
- hardware design. (In fact, there's nothing suspicious about it; the same guy
- designed both chips).
-
- Your comment is like me saying, "The Amiga does not have the capability to
- run a spreadsheet with anywhere near the power of Excel; this is evidenced
- by the fact that there is currently no such spreadsheet for the Amiga."
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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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