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Re: Amiga mention in LinuxToday editorial
« on: November 25, 2008, 03:44:15 AM »
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I think Linux is too much tied to the command line, and this is something I believe should be left on the past. Looking from this side, Windows is more friendly.


There are things that can't be done in Windows unless you hit the prompt.

I've also spent a lot of my Amiga time in the Shell with scripts and ARexx, and couldn't imagine having a system without it.

Finally, with the wrong distro, Linux is admittedly heavy on the shell, but most of the newer community distros aim to cover the majority of settings with strong defaults or a GUI: it's only when doing something out-of-the-ordinary that will bring you back down to the shell.  Look at the Eee for example: like the Amiga of old, all standard kit which you can expect to be there, all specified parts are known.  The release distro is targeted specifically for those parts and everything 'just works'.

And that's what this whole game is usually about: it should 'just work'.  This is why the Mac is making ground at the moment, and why the Amiga was so strong in the past where games were concerned (before the console industry strengthened enough).

If you read this far... I think I'll just sign off here.


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