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Re: A1200 and Dial up internet (uk)
« on: July 04, 2004, 01:48:30 AM »
When I downloaded Jabberwocky it seemed to want you to register with
some Swedish person all your details!

How are we to authenticate that the programmer will not mishandle the
passwords etc.

Amiga users need to be very careful with PD programs that handle
accounts and passwords because there is ro regulatory body that can
punish mischief makers nor are there people actively watching for
Amiga backdoors etc. these days.

I'm not pointing the fingure at anyone but we take security far too
lax on Amiga.

And yeah, an '030 + 16mb at least would be a reasonable spec for web
browsing. For A500, A600 and A1200 owners.
 

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Re: A1200 and Dial up internet (uk)
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2004, 02:45:31 AM »
I agree!

The Amiga notion is "Because We Can" and I think the fun comes from
getting a 7Mhz machine with 2mb RAM online!

I mean, it would be better to minimise GUI usage and just use text
based things but it can be done.

An Amiga with Workbench will always be more versatile and resource
efficient compared to an equivalent Windows or MacOS
environment, and more practical and productive than Linux.

Although for older machines especially PCs, I've heard that Slackware
is worth playing with.

:-D