Amiga vs PC

[Arkhan]

The advantage is that I at least know who not to take seriously around here

yourself?

[Arkhan]

That's some neat quoting...

O_O  you're right.

fixed.   No idea what happened there lol

[Arkhan]

Surprised at you Karlos coming out with a crazy statement like that, I mean comparing a Cray 1 to the Amiga...

He didn't bring the Cray up, someone else did.  He just responded accordingly.

anyway

the Amiga isn't modern just like a 1985 Toyota isn't modern.  Yeah it drives nice and can play next to a 2011 model Toyota on the highway..., but to get it to the same drivable state, you have to upgrade the shit out of it with aftermarket nonsense.

and then a part breaks and you're like SHIT. and you wait a week to locate a new one, then it gets put in.

then you drive away, something else breaks.   800$ later you wish you had a new car with a warranty.

that and you wish it had a better more efficient engine, newer car features and bells/whistles an 80s car didn't really have....

and eventually break down and get with the times.



Amiga's aren't antiques.  They're just old.  Technology gets better.  Theres a reason they aren't flying friggin wright brothers planes around anymore.

[Arkhan]

boohoo. use DosBox.

Amiga doesn't have 100% OMGCOMPATIBILITY either.

[Arkhan]

I only use PCs for internet these days.  My computer time is split between Atari/Amigas (80%) and PCs (20%).  So if something had to go, PC would go.  If someone's work was just computing math stuff that is supported by a calculator, he doesn't need to use a power-hungry and bigger PC for the task.  Perhaps, we should stop using calculators since they don't run at 3Ghz or stop using those Nintendo DSi which use a pretty slow processor.
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integrals are supported by calculators.  Until you need to do alot of large ones quickly and realize its a PITA.  Powah Howngry PCs do it good with minimal effort.

You're saying NASA or some other engineering place should just do all the mathematics with a TI calculator?

Nintendo DSi is for games not work, and it's the best selling handheld on the market.  It also browses the internet easier than an Amiga, and fits in your pocket!

Good try.

Those are debatable, but someone can be quite happy just using Ataris/Amigas and no PC.

I don't know if you saw these things called photographs.  They were taken from space.  They clearly show that the earth is round.  If you would like to debate this, allow me to direct you to the nearest padded cell.

[Arkhan]

If thats what you want, then you don't understand how any of this stuff works, lol.




and what "stuff" do you need a compact OS for? You just said all you do is use PC for internet.  How compact does your nonsense have to be if you're just opening a browser and typing on a forum.

[Arkhan]

yeah and they hook up robots to them to frantically type batches of calculations in, because noone actually uses modern computers on this flat world.

The moons also flat.  its going to collide into earth and fold us in half.

[Arkhan]

He's just grasping for reasons to complain.  I wonder what Win 3.1 software is really crucial in 2010.


I busted out the russian 6 pack of games yesterday.

Installed off a floppy on Win7, ran in Win 3.1 w/ dosbox, and laughed at amigaski the whole time I was playing crete.

[Arkhan]

you understand zero about OS design if that's what you think.



So what?  Who uses 3.1 stuff aside from you?

Besides you've been told time and again: DOSBOX + 3.1 works.  Run it in that environment; it won't break into your house and kill you and your family, you know.

This++

[Arkhan]

Oh but i thought amiga was best why does it need to be pc and stuff.