I long for a decent OS.

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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the links to alternative OS projects. SkyOS looks particularly interesting.

Having great fun messing about with them, but more importantly, they are actually useful.

David

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Hi,

So get a Tandy model 100 or, even better, a Tandy WP2. Days to weeks on a set of AA's with use, months to years(!) off/standby. Even interfaces with Amigas using Term etc.

I have worked with such things in the past, but to be honest I find the screens are usually a limiting factor. Perhaps I have just become spoiled with good text editors, but I find it difficult to judge the flow of text and the general feel of things with a display that is only a few columns tall.

I'm finding that an old worthless laptop with DOS, a small hard disk, and a text editor installed is a really good tool for the job. It doesn't touch the friendliness or power of a good editor on the Amiga, but the fact that it is portable makes up for that somewhat.

David