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In article <H.ea.SdgbDf2LkYI@yonder.equinox.gen.nz> craig@yonder.equinox.gen.nz writes:
>In <2B5BE474.7012@news.service.uci.edu>, Joachim Vance writes:
>
>>  Do tell.  Why would that be that the ST couldn't do what the amiga
>>is doing?  (in my definitions ST includes ST/E/TT, amiga includes
>>500-4000).  What software/hardware differences do you see that limit
>>the ST from what the Amiga does in their case.  Just wondering.
>>  My understading is that it is possible (and has been done) to
>>connect an ST to the net "live" with TCP/IP protocols.  And that it's
>>also possible to have multiple serial ports for multiple dial-in
>>lines.
>>  What am I missing?  I'm not asking what the amiga can do that the ST
>>can't, just why you think that the ST can't in this scenario.
>
>Ok, well for a starter can the TT multitask to run 4 nodes on a BBS, and
> run TCP/IP for a live net connection at the same time, while also batching
> news for their 40-50 nodes? (there HD light's must never turn off!!!)
>Can a TT have 5 serial ports? I though it could only handle 2?
>Is the software available?

The TT hardware can handle all of the above (except the 5 serial ports,
unless you got a VME Bus card for the extra one). As for software MiNT would
handle the multitasking, four BBS nodes.. no problem. Batching news... the
only bottle-neck might be that the filesystems are currently only single
threaded. TCP/IP is being worked upon. By the way, the TT comes with 4
serial ports as standard.

My TT at the moment looks more like a BSD machine. I switch on, MiNT boots
into multi user mode with a number of daemons running, then a getty is
placed upon each of the serial ports allowing up to four interactive
sessions.. what more do you want? Oh yes, the GCC libraries are very
BSD-like also, it's almost compile and play for most unix C source.

>
>I'm only assuming the TT can't multitask 4 bbs nodes, the live internet
> link & batch news for nodes at the same time.. i'd like to be told
> otherwise?
>
> Craig.
>
>
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I thought you'd just like to know some correct info.

If you're happy with your Amiga, that's fine with me.. I quite like them
myself, though I wouldn't go out my way to use one, that's just my
preference.

Steve
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