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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Subject: Re: A new Amiga needed...and soon!
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 91 20:41:41 GMT
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In article <1991Jun29.194017.10138@apollo.hp.com> rehrauer@apollo.hp.com (Steve Rehrauer) writes:
>In article <arctngnt.1273@amiganet.chi.il.us> arctngnt@amiganet.chi.il.us (Bowie J Poag) writes:
>>I say, can you dig what Saturn is doing. Revamping the whole idea of how to
>>produce a car. Has anyone thought of doing this with operating systems?
>
>They certainly has.  OSF/1, Unix International (SysVR4), and less recently,
>Microsoft/IBM (OS/2 -- don't you believe this is merely intended for PeeCee
>boxes, nosireebub).  I dunno, does ACE propose a particular OS not in that
>camp?
>
>>Someones got to make some kind of architecture to bridge between Unix, MSDOS,
>>Mac, Amiga, and perhaps even NeXT. Computers need to be standardized. We cant
>>rely off BridgeBoard, Medusa's, and A-Max all our lives, yah know..
>
>Standards bring their share of downside, too.  Like, innovating in the face
>of twenty zillion existing apps-that-mustn't-be-broken isn't easy, I'd guess.

  What we need is an OS with a P-CODE loader (this makes it processor
independent), Multiprocessing, Multitasking, multiuser, seamless networking
(like the ability to dynamically link/call functions across a net,
multiprocessing on a LAN, etc), device independent graphics/sound, 
voice recognition, handwriting recognition, built in 3d rendering
w/seamless integration of power gloves and 3d visors, etc. Yes, I'm
dreaming.  Really, this is a combination of AmigaDOS, Unix, Plan 9,
XWindows, Mac's System, Penpoint, Sphinx.

  I can't wait for the day when we all have fiber-optic network lines
to the home just like phones. I turn on my computer, startup virtual
reality internet browser, drive around until I see the library
of congress online database, enter it, grab some online books
(in multimedia format of course with animation, sound, text, etc)

>Besides, then what would y'all in this group have to pick on poor Apple and
>IBM about, eh? :-P

  I believe on day there will be a processor independent, platform
independent, extensive OS. I could care less if it run MSDOS programs or not,
I'd rather discard that excess baggage for state of the art.

>-- 
>"Did you check the car to see if it's okay for   | Steve Rehrauer
> a long trip, Sam?"  "Well, the wheels are still | rehrauer@apollo.hp.com
> on... and here's the key...  Yep, everything    | Hewlett-Packard
> checks out!"  -- Freelance Police               | MA Languages Lab


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