Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Digital Animation Production Message-ID: <814@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 19 Nov 89 22:26:51 GMT Lines: 91 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In <842@thor.wright.EDU>, amercer@thor.wright.edu (Art Mercer) writes: >From article <102@amix.commodore.com>, by ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski): >> In article <23824@cup.portal.com> Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com writes: >> [...] >>> We are expecting to release all of System V Release 4.0. > >My wife was fortunate to see the AMIX demonstration at EDUCOM, don't >know if it was Sys V v4.x or not, but she said it seem rather quick. > >The real questions on our minds is the user interface. Is it CBM's >own? Is it based on , or compatible with, X windowing? > >Also, will ethernet and TCP/IP, subnetting, NFS, etc be available from >CBM? > >And lastly, will the Bridge board be supported from the AMIX side of >thing? > >So far the Amiga (3 A2500's & 1 A2000) have worked well for my consulting >staff in our somewhat convoluted environment, but the inclusion on the >items in the query above would make life even easier. Here is the text of a sheet handed out at the Pacific Rim Computer Show in early November. I quote it verbatim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amiga 2500UX - AMIX Preliminary Specification May 1989 The Amiga 2500UX computer is a UNIX (R) compatible desktop workstation from Commodore Business Machines Limited. The 2500UX runs the AMIX (R) operating system. AMIX was developed for the 2500UX by Commodore and is based on AT&T Systen V (tm). In addition to all the standard features and utilities that are are included with System V, AMIX provides the user with a rapid window interface optimized to take advantage of custom graphics hardware found in the Amiga, useful Berkely utilities such as the CSH shell and S-Mail, TCP/IP support, and X/Windows. AMIX Windoews provides a multitasking user interface that allows you to view several applications on a screen concurrently. By taking advantage of the built-in blitter graphics hardware of the Amiga, AMIX Windows has been optimized for fast text and graphics screen activity with minimal impact on CPU performance. Multiple screens may be invoked to support a variety of user interfaces. Presently in a development phase, the A2500UX is expected to be ready for release by 1990. Development systems are available now for qualified vendors. Operating System: AMIIX (UNIX for the Commodore Amiga compatible with AT&T System V release 3.2) Processors: M68030 CPU (25 MHz) M68881 FPU (25 MHz) AGNUS, PAULA, DENISE custom application coprocessors (7 MHz) RAM: 5 MB (configured as 4 MB 32 bit access, 1 MB 16 bit access) AUTOCONFIG expandable to 9 MB (with AUTOCONFIG) Hard Disk: 100 MB SCSI internal (19 ms average seek) Archive Backup: 150 MB SCSI internal cartridge tape Video: support for resolutions up to 1008 x 800 (4 shade monochrome) or 640 x 400 (4096 colour palette) AMIX, Amiga are trademarks of Commodore Business machines Limited. UNIX, System V are registered trademarks of AT&T. Please note specifications are preliminary and subject to change. -------------- end quoted sheet --------------------- As for my own observations.... Each screen may have a separate login, and thus a different user interface. The AMIX Windows system is... different. It is unlike any window interface I have seen before. Text is blindingly fast. It's real, true UNIX. -larry -- My name is OS/2, Mandius, Kludge of Kludges. Look upon my works, ye CS majors, and gag. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+