On-Line #60 27 октября 1996

Amiga

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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