Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc 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: A new Amiga needed...and soon! Message-ID: <1991Jun29.204141.22773@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Sender: news@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu Organization: The Internet References: <1991Jun27.025556.6986@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> <1991Jun29.194017.10138@apollo.hp.com> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 91 20:41:41 GMT Lines: 51 In article <1991Jun29.194017.10138@apollo.hp.com> rehrauer@apollo.hp.com (Steve Rehrauer) writes: >In article arctngnt@amiganet.chi.il.us (Bowie J Poag) writes: >>I say, can you dig what Saturn is doing. Revamping the whole idea of how to >>produce a car. Has anyone thought of doing this with operating systems? > >They certainly has. OSF/1, Unix International (SysVR4), and less recently, >Microsoft/IBM (OS/2 -- don't you believe this is merely intended for PeeCee >boxes, nosireebub). I dunno, does ACE propose a particular OS not in that >camp? > >>Someones got to make some kind of architecture to bridge between Unix, MSDOS, >>Mac, Amiga, and perhaps even NeXT. Computers need to be standardized. We cant >>rely off BridgeBoard, Medusa's, and A-Max all our lives, yah know.. > >Standards bring their share of downside, too. Like, innovating in the face >of twenty zillion existing apps-that-mustn't-be-broken isn't easy, I'd guess. What we need is an OS with a P-CODE loader (this makes it processor independent), Multiprocessing, Multitasking, multiuser, seamless networking (like the ability to dynamically link/call functions across a net, multiprocessing on a LAN, etc), device independent graphics/sound, voice recognition, handwriting recognition, built in 3d rendering w/seamless integration of power gloves and 3d visors, etc. Yes, I'm dreaming. Really, this is a combination of AmigaDOS, Unix, Plan 9, XWindows, Mac's System, Penpoint, Sphinx. I can't wait for the day when we all have fiber-optic network lines to the home just like phones. I turn on my computer, startup virtual reality internet browser, drive around until I see the library of congress online database, enter it, grab some online books (in multimedia format of course with animation, sound, text, etc) >Besides, then what would y'all in this group have to pick on poor Apple and >IBM about, eh? :-P I believe on day there will be a processor independent, platform independent, extensive OS. I could care less if it run MSDOS programs or not, I'd rather discard that excess baggage for state of the art. >-- >"Did you check the car to see if it's okay for | Steve Rehrauer > a long trip, Sam?" "Well, the wheels are still | rehrauer@apollo.hp.com > on... and here's the key... Yep, everything | Hewlett-Packard > checks out!" -- Freelance Police | MA Languages Lab -- / 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 * /