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Re: STs, QLs and the great emulation game.

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1989 13:27
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In article <171@ucl-cs.UUCP>, S.Usher@ucl-cs.UUCP writes:
> 	Full multitasking

Note that the operating system on the QL is Tripos, which is what Commodore
uses as the DOS on the Amiga. The Amiga Exec is different, so I wouldn't
expect that you could share programs between the two machines, but porting
should be fairly simple. Could someone out there with experience on the two
machines care to comment?

> Speed:- 	98% of the ST's speed (because of the Multi-tasking
> 			overheads)

And with no coprocessors to help it out...
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva  `-_-'  Hackercorp.
...texbell!sugar!peter, or peter@sugar.uu.net      'U`
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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: STs, QLs and the great emulation game.
Message-ID: <3528@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 26 Feb 89 13:27:52 GMT
References: <171@ucl-cs.UUCP>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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