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From: sl195@cc.usu.edu (A banana is not a toy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Poor software (was '030 Ami vs '040 NeXT)
Message-ID: <1990Dec5.233501.43949@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 90 05:35:01 GMT
References: <9012040257.AA10743@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
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In article <9012040257.AA10743@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, 91_bickingd@GAR.UNION.EDU ("Bicking, David") writes:
> Date sent:  3-DEC-1990 20:56:41 
>> 
>>
   [ deleted stuff about a Byte article comparing the A3000 to the n*xt]
> 
> On a similar idea, I believe the ultimate test of how well a program is 
> written is to run it on a 7Mhz 68000 amiga :)  I would think it would be 
                            ^^^^^^^^^^

Amen. Along with the faster CPUs, cheaper RAM, bigger HDs, I've seen a 
trend to NOT optimize software. "Let the compiler do it."  That's nice, but
the best optimizing compiler can't make up for human laziness.
Sloppy software on a fast machine is as good as well-written software on a 
slow one.  

I'm not impressed with n*xt's multi-megabyte OS.  That's worse than i*m's
OS/2!!!  Come on, guys.  I know that the market is tough, and you have to
get stuff out before the "other guy" in order to stay afloat, but how about
some _quality_?  I realize that there is a minimum size for any software,
but I find it hard to believe that the n*xt OS has come close to that.

Having a multi-megabyte OS is one of the fastest ways to get me to not buy
a computer.  I hope that C= hasn't taken short cuts with the 3000UX like it 
appears that n*xt has.

                       ************
My best software on my *** A500 *** screams, and is compact.  No FPU, no 
MIPS.  Just efficent   ************ code.  (If it screams on a A500 I'd 
love to try it on a 3000 :-)

P.S. eunics (un*x :-) is not a plus in my book.  I have to work with it, and
don't enjoy it.

> standard practice to optimize a program on such a platform, as the speed 
> difference is most noticable at that level!
> 
> 
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> Dave Bicking         	       Single Tasking????? Just say NO!!!!
> Union College Box 152          91_bickingd@union.bitnet              //
> Schenectady, NY 12308          91_bickingd@gar.union.edu	   \X/ Amiga 
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