Not wanting to harp on Amiga, but it was kiiiind of unixy, but it had no permissions, memory protection (until the CPU could support it). It reminds of what OS X looks like today. The GUI was the priority and power users could use a command line if they wanted to. Windows 311 wasnt even an OS. It was an app on top of DOS. That's the legacy they have to deal with.
But again, the Amiga was never going to make it because it came from a game manufacturer and was sold in K Mart. On Jul 30, 5:16 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: > Vince O'Sullivan wrote: > > > Personally, I think that the greatest barrier to computing development > > has been the continuing success of 1960s operating system, Unix. It's > > a monumental barrier to entry for anyone but a geek. > > I would completely disagree :-) given that the most usable operating > system around, Mac OS X, is Unix-based. I think you're focusing on Linux > and, yes, the average user can't use it. But it's not a technical fault, > as Mac OS X proves that you can create an usable o.s. on top of Unix. > It's a fault of the Linux communities that prefer to re-make the same > thing dozens of times instead of focusing of a couple of implementations > and do them good. Of course, this is because the Linux communities are > mostly made of geeks. > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/blog > fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it - mobile: +39 348.150.6941 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
