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Re: Dream OS

#92
From: Shane Kuntz
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:15
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In article <3v6q0k$e6c@nyheter.chalmers.se>, Martin Nisshagen <d4nisse> writes:
|> beverins@aol.com (B E Verins) wrote:
|> >A dream OS would contain all of the best parts of all of the OS's out
|> >there, while doing away with crap. An example:
|> >
|> >Combine these ingredients and stir well for an unbeatable OS:
|> >
|> >Amiga's Pre-emtive multitasking
|> 
|> Who is rather primitive (no real multithreading and so on...)
|> 
|> >Amiga's low memory overhead
|> 
|> My Psion pocketcomputer hass much less...
|> 
|> >MS Win95 memory protection (to isolate crashes)
|> 
|> Win96 memoryprotection??? haha... maybe better than amigas but that
|> doesn't say much...
|> 
|> >Amiga & Mac 30 or more character filename limit
|> 
|> In Unix, NT and OS/2 You have at least 255...
|> 
|> >Mac "look & feel"
|> 
|> Who's got the most boring look of all GUI (B&W, mostly 2D)!
|> 
|> >Amiga, MS Win95 Plug 'n Play (no need for configuration of add-ons)
|> 
|> Ok.
|> 
|> >Amiga, Mac built in mouse control
|> 
|> Ha.. if You want to limit You to TWO or ONE buttons only...
|>
Amiga's do have support for a third button.  It is not widely supported by
developers but you can configure a third button. 
 
|> >Amiga built in joystick control (gotta have those games)
|> 
|> I don't know the Amiga, I hope it has an analog joystick. otherwise...
|>
You're right. You don't know amiga.  So why are you commenting on things
you know nothing about?  Such as the primitive preemptive multitasking and
low memory overhead which you also know nothing about?  
By the way the amiga can use analog joy's.. I have one hooked up to mine to
play many flight sims. 
|> 
|> I try to stay out of this type of discussion... but this was one of the
|> most stupid postings I ever seen...
|> 
Please try a little harder to stay out. Especially when you lack the knowledge
to make a worthwhile post.

Shane
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Date: 31 Jul 1995 20:15:26 GMT
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