Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!sun-barr!newstop!sun!stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM!cmcmanis From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: (Commodore read this !!!) A few enhancements to the Amiga 3000 Message-ID: <139328@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 23 Jul 90 18:30:43 GMT References: <1248@winnie.fit.edu> Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca. Lines: 31 In article <1248@winnie.fit.edu> ( Charles Stockman) writes: >A person that I met is very interested in the Amiga 3000, but would like a >few changes made. >2) He would like to be able to run Amiga dos under unix Why? I presume it is for the "cheaper" software. Why not run AmigaDOS instead? What would UNIX buy him in this case? >3) THE NUMBER OF COLORS increased Commodore has announced the TIGA compatible board. I don't know but I suspect it will ship when UNIX does. >4) TRANSPARANCY !! THE NEXT CAN HAVE TRANSPARENT WINDOWS, WHY CAN'T WE What is a "transparent" window? One that you can't see? >5) POSTSCRIPT DISPLAY !!! It is built into NeWS which is built into SVR4 (UNIX). >6) Reduce Harddrive access time of harddisk Commodore can't do this but Quantum Can. What's so bad about 14ms anyway? -- --Chuck McManis Sun Microsystems uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: Internet: cmcmanis@Eng.Sun.COM These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you. "I tell you this parrot is bleeding deceased!"