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- From: amipb@amipb.gna.org (Philippe Berard)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Attn Commodore: You are making a Big Mistake (Hardware Manual)
- Message-ID: <amipb.05bh@amipb.gna.org>
- Date: 20 Dec 92 14:59:42 GMT
- References: <Alex_Topic.04kw@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca> <paulk.2l58@terapin.com>
- Organization: IWANIMA
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- X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
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- In article <paulk.2l58@terapin.com> paulk@terapin.com (Paul Kienitz) writes:
- >
- > If AmigaDOS had been written for Mac or Atari hardware, the ONLY
- > difference would have been somewhat slower window drawing and maybe
- > no easy screen sliding. 90% or more of the OS would not have
- > suffered at all.
- >
- > And if it had been done on them instead of on the Amiga, that's what
- > I would have bought. Because I want a REAL computer, not a Nintendo.
-
-
- It seems you've forgotten what makes AmigaDos so appealing : the custom
- chips facilitate the job of the main processor, and you would never have
- seen multiple-screens on the same monitor with a Mac or an Atari.
-
- If you really think what you say, just buy a cheap PC with OS/2, which
- isn't much different from AmigaDos. Of course you will need a 486 to
- have fast games, no compromise !
-
- -- Philippe
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