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From: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Windows for Amiga?? Maybe!!
Message-ID: <16000@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 21 Nov 90 08:18:24 GMT
References: <90324.194527JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Reply-To: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <90324.194527JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) writes:
>
>"We'd be very surprised if MicroSoft didn't port Windows to every
>major platform in the near future.  That way, software for Mac,
>PC, and UNIX could easily be ported from one system to another."
>
> ..."So what
>about the Amiga?" I asked.  "Well, it may come to a point where
>it's Windows or die.  Either MicroSoft (or Commodore if MicroSoft
>isn't interested) will need to port Windows to the Amiga if it
>is to survive."

Boy! That's about as apocalyptic a thing as I want to deal with.
Puts Patrick Henry's feeling's in perspective. :) :)  

>All in all, the concept of making code much more easily portable is
>enticing enough that I don't think we should throw this idea out without
>at least considering it.  There are two major issues to be addressed
>also:

Only two ??!! :)

>                       Please keep the flames on this one to a minimum;
>                         I don't like Bill Gates that much either!!  ;-)
>                                                            Kurt
No flames, just a somewhat awed grin :)

bj

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