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- Date: Sat, 9 Jul 94 01:15 BST-1
- From: Ofir Gal <ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Subject: Re: Gem Listing (fwd)
- To: gem-list@world.std.com
- Message-Id: <memo.600496@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- In message <Pine.3.87.9407081926.A6301-0100000@undergrad>, millert@undergrad.std.com said:
- >
- >You're forgetting one VITALLY important thing about Atari computers. TOS
- >on ROM is one of the major reasons why Atari's waste so little RAM on the
- >operating system.
- >
- >Not to mention booting time.
-
- Most multi-taskers will have a hard disk anyway. You have to load the AES
- anyway, so it makes no diff. Also most of us also load a VDI replacement.
- Booting time of MagiC is actually faster than Geneva, but only a fraction
- thanks to a faster GEMDOS.
-
- >Wrong again. The majority of us like small, fast, compact operating
-
- Just who is "us"? MagiC IS small, fast, compact operating system. Faster
- than anything available for the ST.
-
- >Sure, you could speed things up by replaceing BIOS, etc, but the smaller
- >size of Geneva FAR outweighs the speed increase you'd get from replacing
-
- As usual, Tim, you talk without knowing what you're talking about. Have
- you got MagiC? Have you checked how much memory it uses compared to
- Geneva? Have you actually seen it? Well I have seen and used both, so you
- can't expect me to take advice from you. Why do you argue about things you
- don't know?
-
- I do not want to start a Geneva vs. MagiC discussion. Both have their
- advantages and disadvantages. But your kind of comments are simply a waste
- of bandwidth. I wouldn't agree with you even if you liked MagiC and had
- something against Geneva.
-
- Bye,
-
- Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk
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