From: jerry@connection.prospect.com (Jerry Shekhel)
Subject: Re: Amiga 4000/Atari Falcon
Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:27:22 GMT
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lindblad@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Jarkko Lindblad) writes:
>: >
>: >Big deal.  An Amiga 500 does the same.  How about with a ray trace
>: >happening in the background?
>: 
>: Never tried it.  Have you?  Didn't think so.
>
>Jerry, I remember how you once said that you _never_ bash Amiga, but
>only defend PC from Amigians bashing. However now you do bash Amiga.
>

What?!  Where in the above did I bash the Amiga?

>
>I did 2 minutes ago download at 2400 bps, ray traced on background,
>compiles a C-program on background and wrote a letter using a word
>processor (I also had text editor in ram). The word processor I used,
>worked at FULL SPEED with NO slowdown. There is absolutely NO reasons
>why it would not have worked at full speed as there are such things as
>priorities.
>

Am I missing something?  Did I say somewhere that you couldn't do this on
an Amiga?  The guy (Mike Haas) asked if I tried this under OS/2, and I said,
"No.  Have you?"  What's the big deal?

>: 
>: It still isn't even close to OS/2 in terms of functionality.
>
>One can also say that OS/2 is not even close to AmigaOS in terms of
>functionality - there are lots of differences in the OSes. OS/2 is
>better than AmigaOS in some things and has more functionality on some
>areas, but what you fail to see is the fact that AmigaOS also is
>better on some things and has more functionality on some areas. To me
>it seems that you're saying that "Aeroplane is not even close to ship
>in terms of functionality" - you're comparing apples and oranges.
>

OK.  In previous articles, I listed OS/2 functionality which AmigaOS doesn't
have.  Why don't you list some AmigaOS features that are missing from OS/2?
And please, limit your list to major functionality, not things like minor
differences in user interface gadgets.

IMHO, it's not like comparing an apple to an orange; we are, after all,
comparing two end-user operating systems.

>
>It's funny how you now compare OS/2 with extra PD/commercial goodies
>to stock AmigaOS - we can of course do the same thing too.
>

Actually, I don't mind the OS/2 command line.  It is more functional than
DOS (to say the least).  Many commands have a syntax which is similar to
that of the corresponding DOS command, but I'm used to it.  All I did was
mention that for those who don't like it, there are free alternatives.

BTW, you *did* do the same thing when you brought BridgeBoards and third-party
VM kludges into the discussion.

>
>True - Bridgeboard is much MORE than a PC...
>

[Bursting with laughter]  Let's just say I disagree.

>
>Jarkko Lindblad
>
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