Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!mintaka!geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu!rjc From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) Subject: Re: Why are Amigaoids hell bent on proving the Amiga is better ? Message-ID: <1991Jun30.170748.4865@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Sender: news@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu Organization: The Internet References: <1991Jun29.005127.17803@grebyn.com> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 91 17:07:48 GMT Lines: 33 In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: >Actually, there aren't any Amigas that have memory protection. There >is a Unix machine by Commodore, but now that really isn't an Amiga >with memory protection is it? Hmm, have you tried running /usr/amiga/bin/fractal ?(or whatever the path is). You know the A3000UX is still an Amiga when you see the live video teleconfercing demo C= on it. > Amigas don't have virtual memory >either. Even Macintoys and Windows 3.0 have this. Yes it does, there is a third party company that makes a program to give the Amiga virtual memory. (it's in germany I think). Before System 7.0, the Mac had virtual memory from a third party and Windows is a third party company. What's you point? What does virtual memory have to do with this discussion? Virtual Memory is the reason the NeXT is so damn slow(without lots of real memory). Steve Jobs should have shipped the NeXT with virtual memory turned off so NeXTStep would say "Empty your pockets and buy me 8mb more of real memory if you want me to run at any acceptable speed." What is the price of the NeXT that comes with a 200mb HD and 16mb real memory (e.g. the useable version) I want to know the list price or business price, not educational. >-Mike -- / INET:rjc@gnu.ai.mit.edu * // The opinions expressed here do not \ | INET:r_cromwe@upr2.clu.net | \X/ in any way reflect the views of my self.| \ UUCP:uunet!tnc!m0023 * /