On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 16:40, Darren King wrote: > Don't forget the Amiga did multitasking years before any other home > computer did...remember PC people saying why would you need to do more > than one thing at a time on a computer!!!!
My answer was always... For those of us who can walk and chew gum at the same time it's a natural need. James > > Darren > > On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 00:52, Alastair Scott wrote: > > Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (09/05/2002 15:24) > > > > >My GOD! where do I find one of these marvelous machines? I WANT ONE!! > > >they sound perfectly awesome. I can't help but wonder why in the world > > >they're not still produced. What caused their downfall? > > > > I'm pretty sure there'll be a fair number kicking around on eBay. > > > > The original 1985 model was the Amiga 500 (which I had), but more > > interesting is the A1200 which has various improvements including, as > > I remember, 24-bit colour. (That was about 14 years ago :) > > > > As I recall, the usual rubbish - bad management and various changes > > of ownership for dubious motives - killed Amiga :/ > > > > Alastair > > > > PS There are still Amiga (printed) magazines in the UK, and people > > have written TCP/IP stacks, Web browsers, email clients and > > everything else Internet; the Internet didn't exist in consumer form > > during the Amiga's "official" existence so the connectivity had to be > > invented by third parties ... ! > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > > around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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