Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!overload!dillon From: dillon@overload.Berkeley.CA.US (Matthew Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: UNIX*ish* Amiga software Message-ID: Date: 21 Jun 91 19:46:28 GMT References: <1991Jun20.093756.1638@wpi.WPI.EDU> Organization: Not an Organization Lines: 37 In article <1991Jun20.093756.1638@wpi.WPI.EDU> chrisf@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris H. Foley) writes: >Hi there folks. I'm amazed. I was just talking to a friend of mine who's an >ST fanatic and he told me (and showed me) that they have BASH (a GREAT shell >which would elevate the amiga to a new level of software development >compatibility), they've *HAD* GCC for about a year and we're just finishing >up versions of ours (the wilde port seems quite good), they've got G++, >MGR (A Multi Window communications protocol similar to DNET but *WITH* >GRAPHICS support!) and a Modified TOS called MINT which is a Unix subset.. > >The reason I rattled all that off is NOT to make the amiga or the amiga PD >world look bad, I'm just wondering why more effort hasn't been put in to >developing these products... > >It's really easy to criticize and I'll be the first to admit that, but it's >just too bad that we're not up to par with what they've got over there on the >ST :) > >If anyone knows of any completed versions of these or things like it/them, >let me know... > >sincerely, >Chris I've followed the ST world on BIX for some while, out of interest, and they do good with what they can get their hands on, but I also have the impression that these are relatively raw ports with few ST specific features. This suites many people just fine, but you will not see me walking into a store and buying one IMHO. -Matt -- Matthew Dillon dillon@Overload.Berkeley.CA.US 891 Regal Rd. uunet.uu.net!overload!dillon Berkeley, Ca. 94708 USA