Mosaic - "The computer and the program in 1989 ... Amigo."
MOSAIC
(C) SPIDER
"Computer and the program in 1989.
In certain categories of computers in 1989 better to admit:
- Home - Commodore AMIGA 500,
- The CPU 8086/8088 - IBM PS / 2 model 30,
- The CPU 80286/80386 - Dell 325,
- The CPU 68hhh - Macintosh IIsx,
- Portable - Toshiba 5200
- Manual - Zenith Turbosport.
The best programs in specific categories are recognized:
- TETRIS
- WordPrefect 5.0
- AutoCAD 10.0
- Norton Utilites 4.5 "
"Computer" 1 / 90
"... A sensation CeBIT 1996 was the emergence of
long-lamented products Commodore. This company created the
market for personal computers. It is, moreover Apple survived
out to him, IBM and the ensuing flood, they've ruined so much
brighter and cleaner in the computer business. Commodore went
on to create children's and home systems on processors
Motorola. Many people have probably heard about the famous
Atari and Amiga (in Spanish - "Girlfriend"), the first
multimedia system, a generation ahead of even the Mac. Two
years ago the firm closed down, and shortly thereafter died of
a leading developer Jay Meyner.
Commodore finished off Motorola plans to leave the hopeless
base of its processors 680hh and merge with the leading
opponents of the PC in an attempt to promote a PowerPC. Forces
for such a jump, which was successful Apple, the firm was no
longer there. But here most recently in of the German group
ESCOM, surviving, according to rumors, do not the best of
times, there were two new members - Commodore and Amiga
Technologies. Understand the business background I was just
once. If this project will be something to receive, we will
certainly tell you more.
On the stand ESCOM were exhibited several prototypes of
Amiga, until the previous sorokamegagertsovyh 68ES30 Motorola
processors. Reported on the ongoing development of the computer
on PowerPC and on porting to this platform Amiga-OS. The
information was, to give her her due, disorderly. It seems that
the existing prototype positioned as a cheap home multimedia
system, ready to connect to the Internet. Price is not exactly
five hundred dollars, but nearly so. It is however expected
expensive model in the body-tower, 17-inch monitor. The same
information about Amig'e distribute and Motorola at its booth.
With the firm Commodore (rather Commodore BV, as
She was Dutch), the situation is simpler. Now she makes a good
PC - desktops and laptops - with a pre- Windows95 ".
"Computerra, 08/04/1996
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"Do not feel yourself lucky owners Amig'i cheated? Because
they sell something that is not developed for many years, and
yet same Amig'i have become more powerful.
How many of you have given their wallet for a computer, made
a few years ago? But the one who bought it there, behind the
hill, just paid a ridiculous amount. Is not it cheating? Why
our users have to buy the fact that there have not bought? "
Cashing in on people fans who plugged his ears and closed
their eyes to the existing reality, yelling: "AMIGA - rulez!"
° ° ° ° °
Progress does not stand still, and the once powerful
Motorol'ovskie Processors 68hhh remain in history. In response,
I hear that Amig'i cool architecture, and uses NSP (Native
Signal Processing - Signal Processing its own processor). Why
then you are not currently tracked down NeXT - because he also
uses NSP, yes, and architecture had to be abruptly, but if you
want something new, then your service BeBOX - truly a car of
tomorrow (in the next issue of it shall be written by me more).
And how betrayed you Commodore, which was to produce such a
nenavisnye PC'yuki? I'm not going to get into useless argument
with Amig'i fans from the fact that steeper Amiga HD600 or
486DX2, I agree: the debility PC architecture, but it goes into
oblivion with the the advent of PCI - bus, which has won even
the most basic opponent PC - Apple.
The ugly duckling grew up and became a young swan, with a
strong heart, based on the Pentium and even quadruple the PCI,
and DX4-100 gained a second wind. Yes, multitasking on the PC
stuff is complicated, but Pentium it copes well, by the way he
went from clumsy command 80h86 processor system, it only
emulated for compatibility with previous generations (this is
necessary not to them was beloved DIGGER, and that the platform
has been born naked - free software).
I'm not going to persuade anyone (useless)
just stating a fact based on official sources
(See above) - Amiga is history. It does not develop a number of
years, and prices for it have on the market remained at a high
level, so "Poor" students prefer fast desheveyuschie and
increase its power PC, which are also easy to upgrade.
With regards to ZX-Spectrum - it's pretty cheap, it's easy
to gather the most out of available parts (not this the secret
of his vitality in Russia?) Develops, giving people a new way
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