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Offline marcfrick2112

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Re: Any Unix-like aspect in AmigaOS?
« on: May 26, 2009, 12:15:20 PM »
Well, I think there might be more similarities, but of course, if I'm wrong, feel free to correct me....

Both Amiga and Unix can be controlled entirely from the command prompt, and that the command prompt is always there, even if you can't see it...
the  ' . ' and '..' commands to go up one level, and to the root directory respectively... although in AmigaDos it's '/' and ':'
Both have more types of file protection bits than windows (I believe)


And there is more, I'm sure .... hmm, the ixemul.library ...  
The Amiga 3000UX won 'Best in Show' at the UnixWorld show, does that count?
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Re: Any Unix-like aspect in AmigaOS?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 05:05:20 AM »
Quote from: neofree;456392
Amiga 3000UX came shipped with UNIX instead of AmigaDOS...  So it's simularity to UNIX was that it was actually running UNIX:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_3000UX


Well, yes, but the 3000UX ran AMIX System 5 Release 4 AND AmigaOS 2.1 ... (I'm guessing AmigOS was selected from the Early Startup)  

@trev: Ugggh! I hope no one ever tries to use all 4,294,967,296 possible 'protection bits' in Windows... man, and I thought the registry was a mess...

As for the rest, well I did say to correct me if I'm wrong :) That'll teach me to post after a few drinks... lol...
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Marc Frick
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A1200T / \'060, 256MB, CD-R, OS3.9
A4000 w/ WarpEngine / 82MB , OS3.1
A4000 16MB, OS 3.9
A1200 , \'030 / 10MB
A1200 (stock)

CD32 :)

...And a very sick 4000T