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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: jj on March 08, 2007, 01:00:56 PM

Title: We still have a presence
Post by: jj on March 08, 2007, 01:00:56 PM

Somebody sent me a link to this site to show me them cool grpahic equalizer t-shirts.

And I noticed this survey, fill it in, we are on there

http://www.thinkgeek.com/feedback.shtml

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: Plaz on March 08, 2007, 01:11:02 PM

That shirt is awesome, especially for a recording geek like me. Here's the direct link BTW.... EQ T-Shirt (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/8a5b/)

And I filled in the survey while I was there :-)

Plaz

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: motorollin on March 08, 2007, 01:20:19 PM

Cool! I always used to get excited when Amiga was mentioned on a non-Amiga site. It's nice to know they still think about us :-)

--
moto

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: stopthegop on March 08, 2007, 01:42:25 PM

I couldn't agree more, Moto.  Nothing irks me like seeing a questionaire wanting to know what "platform" I use and the only choices being "Windows98", "WindowsNT", or "WindowsXP".  Those are "platforms"?  *Barf*

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: Marco on March 08, 2007, 03:18:24 PM

You do realise they still list CP/M, OS/2, Acorn and NeXTStep among other even more obscure platforms there, so Amiga really should be there. It'd be funny if they listed Atari (not that they had a real OS).

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: stopthegop on March 09, 2007, 03:56:13 AM

Whats wrong with Atari TOS?  It was a minimalist approach as far as operating systems go.  But thats really how it should be, with the OS doing its job quietly in the background managing resources with the user having ultimate control. Contrast with Windows where the opposite is true; OS is a constant, overbearing nag, assuming every conceivable function, user control contingent upon mastery of arcane registry functions or through costly "certification".  Plus, Atari at least had the decency to put the OS where it belongs: in ROM.  

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: InTheSand on March 09, 2007, 04:20:39 AM

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stopthegop wrote:
Whats wrong with Atari TOS?

Err... where do we start?! :-)

I guess given the ST's resources, it did its job OK, even though it was based on CP/M 68K.

The GEM Desktop GUI component, on the other hand, well... That really was nasty, especially if you didn't like green!!!

 - Ali

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: stopthegop on March 09, 2007, 05:04:56 AM

Granted it wasn't very pretty.  But they had the right concept I think.

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: shoggoth on March 09, 2007, 07:02:16 AM

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Err... where do we start?! :-)
I guess given the ST's resources, it did its job OK, even though it was based on CP/M 68K.
The GEM Desktop GUI component, on the other hand, well... That really was nasty, especially if you didn't like green!!!

The ST's resources wasn't that different from that of the Amiga, except for sound and graphics. Resources of that kind - in this context (i.e. when it comes to OS complexity) - has very little to do with it.

I agree with Stopthegop - it was a minimalist approach. At the time, it was common practice to bypass the OS anyway (true for the Amiga as well, afaik).

Personally, I find that intense green colour just as annoying as dark blue.. :)

btw, later incarnations of TOS wasn't even green.

-- Peter

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: shoggoth on March 09, 2007, 07:05:28 AM

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stopthegop wrote:
Plus, Atari at least had the decency to put the OS where it belongs: in ROM.  

MultiTOS wasn't placed in ROM afaik?

-- Peter

Title: Re: We still have a presence
Post by: McVenco on March 09, 2007, 07:44:56 AM

I'm also missing MorphOS in that list.