On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 07:29, dh wrote: > On Thursday 05 September 2002 04:16 am, Alastair Scott wrote: > > Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (09/05/2002 11:55) > > > > >James Sparenberg wrote: > > >> Over 10 years on computers.... not always nix (I miss my Amiga > > >> *grin*) > > >> > > >> James > > > > > >I've been hearing a lot about Amigas and invariably the people > > > always say they miss them. What was so special about them that > > > they're so sorely missed? I wouldn't know an Amiga computer if I > > > fell over one. > > > > They were way ahead of their time and, in some ways, still are: > > > > - the entire OS fits on an 0.5MB ROM (so booting is instantaneous); > > > > - extensive use of custom chips to handle graphics, sound etc (no > > kludges or compromises over time as the design was 'perfect' to begin > > with, and no driver problems as the hardware is well defined); > ---------------------snip----------------------------- > > Excellent description, you neglected to mention that except for the > very (very!) earliest of versions it was/is also a fully pre-emptive, > multitasking OS. > The first computer I owned that could draw me away from it as far as > usability was a 700mhz athlon. (ppc, mac os7.5 was unusable in > comparison, as far as I was concerned). It still works well today for > email and light net stuff. > I think I paid 150$ 2 1/2 years ago for a brand new Amiga 1200 w/ word > processor, paint and spreadsheet programs as well as 4gb hard drive. > > The biggest limitation was expensive peripherals due to lack of > manufacturer support (thanks to m$ and the sheepish behavior of > society). > > -- > dh >
Note to that the early flight simulators (and in fact many still running) use to train professional pilots as well as battle field simulation software. All ran on Amiga 2000s. Does anyone remember Battle Chess? Full 3d animation on a single 1.2 meg floppy. > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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