> >> Yes, an Amiga could do all the cool multitasking and so on running > >> from floppies, but so could a PC if you had the patience of a rock.
> > No, a PC couldn't, not in any PC operating system available in the '80s. > Concurrent CP/M-86, 1982. I've used Concurrent CP/M and MP/M. It was quite impressive, but it was not comparable to the Amiga, or Xenix, or other operating systems designed for multitasking from the ground up. The Achilles Heel of all operating systems are the applications, and C-CP/M and MP/M were no different. That's why Apple blew away the Classic API and created Carbon as a bridge. If they hadn't, OS X would have been OS Eccch. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
