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Re: Programming MS-Windows vs. Amiga (Re: resource tracking)

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 1990 00:05
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In article <23204@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
> The large size of X programs is due to the fact that
> on UNIX nobody really care about program size because of virtual memory.

So why aren't NeWS programs that big?

> Supercard? I never heard of it.  How many DO know about it? I don't think it
> comes with my Amiga :-)

And Winterp doesn't (yet) come with X. Right now it has the same status as
REXX. How big is Hello World in REXX?
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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Programming MS-Windows vs. Amiga (Re: resource tracking)
Message-ID: <5236@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 4 Mar 90 00:05:16 GMT
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