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- From: Aric.Caley@ofa123.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
- Message-ID: <n12d9t@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 20:21:02
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- > Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- > From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- > Message-ID: <1992Dec22.171030.21984@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- > Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- >
- > 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.
-
- Not surprising since the custom chips in the 400 were largely designed by
- the same person who did the original Amiga chips. The Atari 400 is like a
- baby Amiga. Resolutions and colours would obviously be very limited
- compared to an Amiga.
-
- -Dances With Coyotes - World's slowest programer-Given that God is infinate-
- -AKA Dances V2.0, Coyote, Critter, Magnet, Major-and that the universe is-
- -- Former Net-Lurker - YES, an AMIGA godammit! --also infinate, would you-
- --- Still limping along with AmigaOS 1.3 :( ---like a toasted tea cake?-
-
-
- --- Maximus 2.01wb
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