Hello Matt,
On Thu, Nov 20, 2003, you wrote:
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> Unfortunately for 68k users, until a 600MHz 68080 appears,
> some of the functionality of modern browsers is going to be
> far beyond your reach anyway, the same way that Aweb has
> split now into "APL" and "KHTML" versions to accomodate
> both, Voyager may do the same.
>
> MorphOS has some neat API's for some neat things, and the
> ability to run things at a blinding speed where on a 68k
> Amiga you would be left waiting for minutes. You just can't
> lead an old dog to suck eggs :)
>
> --
> Matt Sealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
I do not know about anyone else but whenever I
speak with other Amiga users who normally have to
use systems other than the Amiga, irrespective of
what the Amiga can do, we all agree that we do not
expect the current Amigas (even those with 128 megs
of RAM and running 60 MHz with a Motorola '060) to
be able to do what a 600 MHz Amiga could do. That
is why we are waiting for the AmigaOne so we can buy
a replacement for our aging machines and continue to
enjoy Amigadom.
What we do expect from the developers of such
things as Voyager and AWeb is to correct some of the
inabilities or finish some of the upgrades to allow
those programs to continue to be able to access
sites. We do not expect to be able to swallow huge
graphics in one bite or a lot of other things. We
also expect to be clearly told when a particular
operation cannot be done because of a situation --
whether speed or RAM or some other aspect. For
example, there are more than one JAVA compilers for
the Amiga. Why is there no statement whether they
can work as an external plugin? And, Javascript,
why can IBrowse have a working 1.2 version operating
and stable but not Voyager and AWeb?
So you see Matt, we Amiga users who must use
other systems too, do not expect the current Amigas
to do anything which can only be done with a 600 MHz
computer. We do expect that we should be able to
use our current Amigas with things that can operate
with its limited speed and such. We also expect to
be properly informed.
Lastly, please take all of what I have written as
just answering your statement, not as though I am
asking you for any answers as I know from what you
told us, that you are mainly the beta tester. So,
for the most part, I am on your side in this matter.
Regards,
Julian.
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