Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.introduction:83 comp.unix.amiga:91 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!jarthur!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!cs.umu.se!dvljhg From: dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction,comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: The Amiga UX, a unix workstation? Keywords: huh Message-ID: <1991Jan9.224851.27391@cs.umu.se> Date: 9 Jan 91 22:48:51 GMT References: <8128@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <1991Jan9.154128.17433@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Sender: news@cs.umu.se (News Administrator) Organization: Dep. of Info.Proc, Umea Univ., Sweden Lines: 27 In article <1991Jan9.154128.17433@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> punch@pleiades.cps.msu.edu (Bill Punch) writes: > >So I susbscribed to these groups to get a handle on this new machine >I've saw discussed in the most recent BYTE. I've been looking for a >"combination" machine for sometime now and been dissatisfied. By >combination I mean a nice Mac-type GUI but also a full unix >implementation, and the ability to use both or switch back and forth. >The Mac AUX isn't worth mentioning and I'm not sold on the NeXT yet. So >what can anybody say about the UX? How does it do regular Amiga stuff. >How about unix, say compared to a Sun (slower sure, but complete, reasonable)? > > >>>bill<<< > punch@pleiades.cps.msu.edu The trouble I see is the "switch back and forth" bit. Reboot! On the other hand I don't see why the amy should be slower than a SUN 3/60. The X environment at least should be as fast ( or faster ). The machine I tried had only 5 meg but with a 9 meg machine memory is no problem. The only way to find out for sure would be to borrow one for a couple of days to feel it out. /Jorgen -- ******************************************************************************* email dvljhg@cs.umu.se - other ways to communicate are a waste of time. Everything I say is always true, just apply it to the right reality. "Credo, quia absurdum est." Credo in absurdum est?