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Offline Zac67

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Re: So how did they do it in 880K?
« on: August 03, 2012, 10:20:59 PM »
Actually, nearly everything fits into Kickstart's 256 KB...
For a somewhat functional system you don't need more than a few dozen KB off the floppy.
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Re: So how did they do it in 880K?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 10:01:49 AM »
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This should be drilled into computer science students every single day of their academic careers.


Actually, the problem isn't the developers but the marketing people. With the developers putting up too little resistance.
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Re: So how did they do it in 880K?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2012, 10:05:20 AM »
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Not to me, I only see tremendous room for improvement on the same specs.


Possibly - for getting the job done the same way at that point in time. But if you keep a modular, open system in mind as a platform for constant evolution, to my mind it's been a pretty nifty feat.
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