Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!princeton!twg.com!david From: david@twg.com (David S. Herron) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: MMU + A3000 + AmigaOS2.0 == Non-crashing system? Message-ID: <7728@gollum.twg.com> Date: 10 Aug 90 04:38:26 GMT References: <2489@clinet.FI> <13624@cbmvax.commodore.com> Reply-To: david@twg.com (David S. Herron) Organization: The Wollongong Group, Palo Alto, CA Lines: 24 In article <13624@cbmvax.commodore.com> valentin@cbmvax (Valentin Pepelea) writes: >Unix is like a fully loaded '76 Cadillac Eldorado, with power steering, power >brakes, power windows, power door locks, power andjustable seats, automatic >transmission and anti-burglar alarm. It is large gas-guzlling boat which will >get you where you want, comfortably, but you better put a V-8 in it, or else >you will notice the lack of power despite a reasonable engine. When driving >over a speed bump you will not notice anything. Well.. mebbe compared to Amiga DOS ... Unix looks rather Lean and Mean compared to some systems like VMS (for instance). For instance, Unix *still* doesn't require 5 feet of manuals. (Err.. well, there is the Sun OS manuals, and the Ultrix manuals.. both of which are about that much manuals). But then, I work at writing X/Motif programs in an OSI development group. For some reason *everything* looks small.. ;-) -- <- David Herron, an MMDF weenie, <- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack <- <- Sign me up for one "I survived Jaka's Story" T-shirt!