Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!expert.cc.purdue.edu!blissmer From: blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Kevin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life. Message-ID: <10906@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Date: 20 Apr 91 22:37:15 GMT References: <47402@ut-emx.uucp> <16954@chopin.udel.edu> <10904@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@mentor.cc.purdue.edu Reply-To: blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Corey) Organization: Purdue University Lines: 49 >Yeah, the NeXT has the best OS that I've ever seen! >I mean the Amiga has the best OS that I've ever seen! >I mean OS/2 is the best OS that I've ever seen! > >Statements like these aren't worth shit!! If people would be so kind >as to post why they feel that their OS is so hot, maybe we can discuss >something. > >Care to give it a go Mr. System 7.0? OK. System 7.0 Amiga outline font technology standard bitmaps or application dependent True type or postscript supported outline fonts by every application. inter-application communication copy/paste isn't even standard for (provides live links between docs all apps and no IAC, not even on from any vendor's apps) the horizon. baloon help manager provides help screens are app specific thus easy, standard way to add help the user must learn how to access facilities to an application help screens in each program file sharing at OS level standard file sharing is possible cheaply allows you to publish files to through a pd program as well as any user that you want to access it commericial apps, but it is not standard and does not come with the OS. And no amiga networking is as simple as Personal Appleshare in 7.0. OS level file location facilities PD and commercial file searching utilities available AppleScript and event manager sends no protocal for doing this exists messages between apps to perform or will exist in 2.0 a variety of functions sound manager standard 2:1 or 3:1 ??? compression of digitized sound communication toolbox managages vendors must write their own code serial, appletalk, ethernet to manage these This is not all-inclusive but includes most of the new features. Anyone more knowledgeable on Amiga OS 2.0 feel free to correct my amiga comments.