Enterprise Unix Roundup: Is Amiga Ready for the Enterprise?

[mikeymike]

Amazing how an article can claim to be about one thing, when it's really mainly about something completely different, and I doubt the author of the article has even seen an Amiga/compatible in action.

Oh well.  Even though it's not really true: "any press is good press" :-)

Although "Is Amiga ready for the enterprise?" is pushing the limits of even an optimistic appraisal of the current situation :-)  OS3x having no memory protection, privileges model or concept of multiple users (simultaneous or otherwise), and OS4x only having a concept of kernel memory protection.  I suppose it depends on what enterprise though :-)

[mikeymike]

Well he never actually said that it was Ready for the Enterprise.

No, but it's a stupid question to even ask when this guy probably hasn't ever seen it running or know anything about it.

It would be a different story (but still a bit of a silly question) if OS4 had a privileges model, concept of multiple users, and normal memory protection etc.

"Amiga/compatible" is my way of being politically correct :-) There's also Amithlon and AROS, as well as MorphOS.

[mikeymike]

After Amiga has stolen the Enterprise, we plot a course for the Genesis Planet

I thought you said "Genesi" for a moment there :-)

[mikeymike]

seriously though, i wonder, is the amiga more desktop ready than linux for specific applications?

I think it is, though not in the workplace.  See previous comments on this thread as to what I think it needs to be "ready for the enterprise", it applies to any business that cares in the slightest about computer security.

[mikeymike]

I think the "all your base are belong to us", guest starring Bill Buck would have been funnier (and more apt) :-)

It also occurs to me that there are too many people called Bill in the computer industry.