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From: marc@cbmvax.UUCP (Marc Rifkin CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Dealers/Commodore
Message-ID: <4372@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 1 Aug 88 14:51:25 GMT
References: <4322@cbmvax.UUCP> <1209@flatline.UUCP> <4353@cbmvax.UUCP> <1239@flatline.UUCP>
Reply-To: marc@cbmvax.UUCP (Marc Rifkin CATS)
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In article <1239@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
>
>Oh, so then your Amiga doesn't *RUN* AmigaDos?  The OS9 for the CoCo
>is just that: a replacement OS.  Just like UNIX on a 386 box:
>DOS isn't required to "run" unix; neither is TrashDos needed to
>"run" OS9.
>
>OS9 on a CoCo *is* native mode.  It's no longer a CoCo, but an OS9 box
>instead.  Unfortunatley, most people don't know what OS9 is in the
>first place.... :-)
>-- 
Ok- I understand now.  I thought OS9 was an addition to the CoCo O.S.,
not a replacement.  But still, (for the sake of pointless arguement),
the standard, out of the box, unmodified Amiga is multitasking.  Additionally,
and most important, its architecture is based on such operation (COprocessors,
separate busses, DMA).  Without these features, multitasking on the Amiga
would be slow and impractical.  

It's Monday morning, please excuse any pointless babbling.  Normally, I
don't like to compare computers.  It usually breaks down to childish
bickering ("Mine's better than yours!").  The point is that although I'm
interested in other systems, I don't feel it is of any use to compare
different systems unless you're trying to decide which one to use (I already
have).  In other words, it doesn't matter! B-)

>Motorola Skates on Intel's Head!
>J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007
>             ..!bellcore!tness1!/


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