OpenAmiga (326/959)

From:Rob Iacullo
Date:8 Aug 2000 at 02:36:35
Subject:Re: AMIOPEN: Windows SDK buzz

> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Patrick Roberts wrote:

>> ...without starting a huge thread full of flames...

>> Can someone tell me (in a couple of lines) why everyone is so
>> interested in a Windows version of the SDK? (Why not just dual-boot
>> your Windows system?)

> I have it running on Dual boot now and I still would rather put the
> Windows one on and get rid of the Linux partition because

> 1) No Linux support for dual monitor for my G400 Max
> (Dead Right 21" Monitor is annoying with the authorized video
> card) 2) No support for my ADSL modem, so I'm at 56K in Linux mode.
> 3) No support to read/write NTFS under Linux, I'm losing 100+ gigs
> of space when I boot to Linux. 4) Loss of alot of my other cool
> cards in Linux, USB, Firewire, VTNT all which can put to use in
> writing real applications.

4. My laptop has limited disk space. I can save 900M bytes by
using Windows to host, thereby eliminating the linux partition.



Rob Iacullo (Eagle)
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