ANOTHER WORLD - The arguments and facts (AMIGA vs PC).

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   Hello Coders, Hackers, Composers, Boys,
Gays' Girls; as well as all the others who
accident, not by malice forgotten. I
certainly understand that you are very busy people and what 
time you have very little. BUT if you dare start reading this 
text, then can just as easily and it does not read.



   I've recently been in different electronic Magazines see 
lines like "Amiga RULEZ "," IBM Shit ", etc., which prompted

I write this text. You are surely thinking: "Well, here's 
another to say that no AMIGA RULEZ, a PC that's cool." No, I do 
not want to say, I just wonder how you can yell all over the 
country, pocketing all the DEMO, all the magazines, even video

with ENLIGHT-96, that some computer dumb
curve, buggy, etc., by not even having worked on this computer. 
I'm not trying to protect the PC and say that this is the 
coolest Comp. I just want to give you some facts and some 
information for consideration. 

   That's all say AMIGA-tasking machine. I would like to know 
what is meant by multitasking. And under versatility means that

Your PC can simultaneously: read data
from the floppy, load the data on the HDD,
play music and chegoy something to show on your TV screen. Yes, 
of course it's very cool! Especially for those 5-8 years old 
who sat at the computer which has only 48 kB brain 3MHz 
frequency processor, speakerphone and a tape recorder as a 
drive. 

   But if you give all your favorite AMIGe two
problem with multiple mathematical
computations in each, then there is a miracle
Technology and sit at the marsh, which smelled
not very good. But at the same time playing music, displaying 
data on screen and read FDD data may SPECTRUM, of course, with

speeds comparable frequency of its processor.

   Now consider what can MS. If
You are targeting a cheap car type
286-5h86, then you better forget about MS, but
If you are ready to add another $ 500 a pair
hundreds, then you will really
computer with a normal for the average user
performance (this is not enough only to those who are 
professionally engaged in 3D graphics and converting the 
video.) And You will not look at the TV with a resolution of 
640 * 480 pixels and the normal monitor with a resolution of 
640 * 480 to 1024 * 768 - 16 bit, even a hundred bucks and have

You have 15 "monitor with a resolution of
Up to 1280 x 1024 pixels - 8 bits. So what
This computer can do at once?,
a la multi-tasking! Or maybe he did
little: play music with the quality of
44100 Hz -16 bits to display video
format VIDEOCD, something to archive, print to the printer a 
few MB graphic information and thus you can scribble some text 
in your favorite editor. If this is not multitasking, it's 
likely a software glitch company Microsoft - called Windows

1995 - OSR2. And this whole bunch of problems really
may need one user to simultaneously and show me an example when 
it is necessary to have five or 25 windows simultaneously, on 
the screen with a resolution of 640 * 480, while still having a 
resolution of each window is not like other windows. I 
personally this problem has not yet met anyone this should let 
buys AMIGA and talk with him over to meaninglessness thereof.


   At this point I want to take a small
summary above:
 1 - If you want to listen to music, watch DEMO (do not know 
how many) play in the toy class DENDY 8-),

flip through the windows, enjoying what she is
multitasking (AMIGA), while staring at the
TV with a sweep frequency 50 Hz: - []
Well, you can not do without super
first-multi-tasking computer A500, A600,
A1200, the one that called AMIGA 4000
dream to buy a few years, if all this time to eat will not :-(.
 2 - if you want to listen to music, watch DEMO in the amount 
of 3000 pieces (for I have the latest data), play with toys 
class VIDEO, flip through the windows, enjoying what he was 
multi-tasking (Pentium), while looking at the monitor

frequency of 100 Hz :-). Well,
You have to buy a simple computer
Pentium-166 (200) MMX, well, and that which is called the 
Pentium II - 300 MHz, you can buy in a few months, unless want 
(prices are just ridiculous). 


   A couple of words about the toys, software,
operating systems and software glitch
on the PC.

   Toys for the PC is done so that no
enough disk 5, 1925 to brief
describe the tenth part of all this mass. This
indeed the case, they (toys) thousands
choose the flavor and color, without friends who you do not 
have, and maybe there ;-). Resources required for the majority 
of toys are minimal. Most of the works on a 486 DX-2 66 c 8 MB 
RAM and 512 KB of video. This includes games such as: DUNE 1,2; 
DOOM 1,2,3; WARCRAFT - 1,2.


   Various kinds of application programs
MS is also lacking in abundance (good and bad). For video 
processing, graphics and music. By the way, that the PC has a 
new music converter AUDIO-CD, (on an Apple Macintosh so, too, 
seem to be available) that allows virtually no loss of sound 
quality to reduce its volume by 10-12 time and burn to a CD 
10-12 hours of music (of course, listen to this CD can only be 
on the computer). Generally Softa so many that view the entire 
impossible, as it usually happens on any platform, much bad 
prog more than good, as well as their (PROG)

too much, so it turns out that all
Visible Software - crap :-(.

   About operating systems can talk
and argue for very long, especially knowing
man, but I will say a few words here. So
say a small survey (for more
small comparisons and gags can be
read a computer magazine for the ZX
"X-Tend"):

     1. MS-DOS - the minimum set of procedures for working with 
drives and folders. 

     2. PS / 2 - the operating system with
any drebedney required for each operating system, but the 
missing software under this same system (it is very small).


     3. Windows NT - a very stable operating system. 
Recommended to experienced software developers.

One small drawback is no /.$$%`'*(
protected mode, so that there are 16-bit applications, mostly
game.

     4. Windows-95 OSR2 - a software glitch
Bill Gates and company Microsoft. Operating system (shell 
cheap, as the Comrade Comand.com) for all. Software under

She says nemeryannom, runs her
almost everything is very convenient to move
between programs and to transfer data from
one to another. Benefits to:, glitches
on the left gland (Made in China) are also missing, but if the 
hardware is good enough, then one or two errors per day is not 
so much. So that a comparison of Windows 95 and Herosimy, of 
course, originally, but relatively wrong.


   Bugs in operating systems - it's certainly bad, but tell me, 
what operating system or in a program of no. Over 8 years of 
dealing with computer programs that I could not hang You can 
count on one hand. From this we can conclude that there is no 
perfect prog. 


   If you've read this far, then
You either have a PC, or you are really interesting. Therefore, 
a word or two about performance of Windows 95. Everybody is 
used to think that under Windows everything works slower. Maybe 
yes, maybe not. I spent the following experiment: take a 
directory in which was a few files totaling 10 MB, and archive 
them using RAR 2.0. Under Windows it is passed around

10% faster than the mode MSDOS (so to speak naked comp.) Draw 
your own conclusions. I Actually, to be honest, was somewhat

surprised.


   A little back to our all RULEZ
beloved AMIGA. Imagine that you have
complex, in which the HDD 800 Mb, 8 Mb RAM and
Processor speed 1.000.000 operations per second (AMIGA-1200?). 
Presented? That's wonderful. Now imagine

you have to convert AUDIO-CD
volume of 600,000,000 bytes in MPEG 1
Layer III, despite the fact that conversion
one byte takes about 250 cycles
processor. How long do you need to crank it all? Simple
calculation shows that about 40 hours. Although
a calculator with a color monitor
(RS-200) that requires only 3-4 hours. The choice is yours 
gentlemen. (This is necessary to convert b. #., That on one CD 
to score 10 hours of music with excellent quality or 60 hours 
of speech information (VI fiery speeches, jokes M. Zadornov

etc.). Incidentally, I bought myself
CD-RECORDER, pinned to his MMhatomu and
I can now record any CD-ROM,
AUDIO-CD, VIDEO-CD. If someone knows that
it's really on AMMY, tell me, do not hesitate.


   I have already mentioned compressor RAR 2.0, so
That is, in principle, one of the coolest
compressors on the PC, although there is a file archiver
which squeezes the files better than RAR, but only works 
through the system line and large files terribly buggy. Since I 
myself engaged in writing a compressor (can

who have seen or even used it :-))
then my brother and I decided to compare the MS-PACK and
ProCompressor 1.0 on the ZX-SPECTRUM and RAR 2.0
on the PC. To this end, we decided to take the first
those caught file size of approximately 30 kb and
make a comparison. After a ten-
downhill directories and subdirectories of this
is the first available file was found and
given at the mercy of this most archivers.
To my joy, my ProCompressor 1.0 shows the second result after 
the RAR 2.0, yielding only a few hundred bytes, oddly enough, 
but MS-PACK came third with a time lag of polukilobaytnym RAR. 
Following these tests, I have the motivation to implement his 
second archive, a draft of which is already about six months. I 
hope that he will be the best.



   Two more words about multi-tasking and performance. I have 
pribambas to the video card that can receive and send the video 
signal formats, VHS and SVHS. And of course the received video 
signal can be viewed on a monitor. So, was launched archiver 
that archive folders of about 50 MB, the second task there was 
a window 400 x 300 pixels in which there was a transfer from a 
VCR, a third zamorochki computer was QUAKE-2 in the box 400 * 
300 (polygonal toy with fairly steep and complex 
three-dimensional graphics, counted the number of polygons for 
one screen to thousands) and these three puzzles work together 
without causing conflicts and not hindering each other. This is 
certainly not Multitasking is just a small glitch

200 MMX.



   And finally, a description of my computer equipment:

SCORPION ZS-256 - 7MHz
Turbo SH
Two drive 5 "25
One drive 3 "5
AY 8912
(Disabled by the reluctance of repair
Moderator, OFF-FD port, LPT-Covox) 6
(Six), joysticks (two of them working)
Printer ML 6337.



AMIGA 600 with some guts, power supply, mouse, joystick and a 
bunch of (Small) floppy disks. Lies gathering dust.


Pentium 200 MMX
MB - Intel Triton 5DHX - (a GA)
EDO RAM - 64 Mb (60ns)
Sound - AWE-32 (Vibra-16)
SVGA - Matrox Mystique 2 Mb (Up To 4Mb)

       Rainbow Runner VHS, SVHS - In, Out.
CD-ROM - Pioneer 24x Speed
CD-RECORDER - Sony (2x-Record, 8x-Read)
Monitor TATUNG 14 "- 800 * 600 - 100 Hz

                     1024 * 768 - 60 Hz

                     1280 * 1024 - Interlace
Scanner Mustec Paragon 600 II CD - 300 * 600
optical

                                   600 * 600
hardware
Printer EPSON Stylus Color 600 - 1440 * 720
(Full color)

 C Regards, Alexander Naumov from Di-All



    01.03.1998, the



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   A short announcement: preparing to release a new magazine 
for the ZX which will textual materials available on the PC and 
not on the SPECCY. Only scanned graphics and 3D animation. The 
magazine will be called "X-Tend". Ask distributors.


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created a high-speed printer for the Univac.

   In the early 50's production of computers was the work of 
new, highly complex and very expensive. Here it was possible

rather lose everything than to buy. However, after the Census 
Bureau's USA purchased the Univac, throwing equipment IBM, the 
company's management has dared to take risks, and IBM all in 
its power surged to a new industry. Competition in the market 
severely deteriorated and the 60 th year low Computer 
decreased: Computing has become available small business. 

   IBM immediately (and must hand it to her) responded to the 
changing conditions of a new model of System 360 - it started 
with a well-known series of computers. The success exceeded all 
expectations. In a short while the sales volume reached 20 
thousand pieces, which at the time composes 2 / 3 of the 
computer market! 

   It has not gone unnoticed, and gave rise to accusations of 
monopolization nominated January 18, 1969 U.S. Justice 
Department against IBM. The trial lasted for 13 years, after 
which action has been canceled due to successfully set the 
defense. 

   But how a string or curl ... - Legal counsel were right in 
the end the two talented young men, all laboratory which 
originally housed in the garage were challenged by the company, 
turned tens of billions of dollars. 

   One of them, Stephen Wozniak, from the firm
"Hewlett Packard" (in 1938 also began with a garage) in 1975, 
founded in California, the first computer club "Homebrew". 
Another, already known to us, S. Jobs developed then the first 
video game company "Atari". 

   The result of their collaboration was the company "Apple 
Computer", which presented in 1977 , the personal computer 
"Apple II", built on the principle of "open architecture": 
computer is designed in such a way so the user can easily open 
it and expand opportunities by adding or replacing the 
electronic board. The more "open architecture", the more 
versatile computer. The idea came to taste many

firms that began to produce an additional fee and separate 
parts of a computer, rapidly improving, to the delight of the 
owners, the original model.


   New principle of open architecture and the company picked up 
IBM, which released in 1981 by its own development - IBM PC.


   It decided to use the new operating system, development of 
which instructed the company "Microsoft". It was a pretty risky 
move, because at that time enjoyed a very popular operating 
system CP / M, is well proven on many computers in business. 
However, MSDOS, which came to replace the CP / M, took her all 
the best, so quickly gained popularity. 

   As anticipated specialists, computer
IBM PC itself is not original. The main task facing the 
developers, was quick appearance on the market of computer 
technology. I had to use the ideas and even constructive 
development of other firms. Nevertheless, firstborn series has 
come "to the court" users so well that within a year, many 
manufacturers of software shifted to the operating system 
MSDOS. In 1983 IBM released the next model of their personalki, 
IBM PC XT - a serious machine, designed on the particular 
consumer and excellent fitting into his place - in the office.


   So, the world's largest computer
company to securely hold a small market
business, exceeding the sum of sales newfound competitor "Apple 
Computer" more than 100 times. But the little "apple" was not 
going to give up a year later there is your Macintosh. Small 
and place, he immediately attracted the attention of users, 
with particular popularity has reached in the university 
environment. 

   But for all its popularity is not Mac
threw in the dust, "Big Blue". In August 1984, with the market 
entry of new Model IBM PC AT, based on a new microprocessor 
firms "Intel", the situation began to stabilize: the two 
branches of computer evolution over ten years reached a peak of 
extensive development. 

   In the field of business documents Championship
firmly to keep the computer from IBM and
clones, whereas in the home and business, affecting mostly 
graphical applications - The authority of the company "Apple" 
was more weight. 

   Something like things were on the market of computer 
technology to the September 12, 1985 Then something happened 
that same event, with and that began our story: SA Jobs

one of the founding fathers, "Apple Computer"
one year after the departure of Stephen Wozniak also left the 
"Apple", creating "Next Inc.". Their capital into a new 
company, in addition to S. Jobs, invested corporations such as 
"Canon Inc.", "General Motors", "Electronic Data Sistems ", as 
well as Stanford and Carnegie Mellon universities. Like 8 years 
ago, Jobs began fanatically for the development of a new 
computer, designed shake the world. However, now he began to

not in the garage, but had international recognition and
$ 100 million of capital.

   Therefore, it went quite quickly: in 13 months, October 12, 
1988, in Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco) presented a new 
computer NeXT. The demonstration started the computer itself, 
turning to the audience with a speech perfectly simulated voice 
of Martin Luther King. However, to surprise the experts, this 
is not enough - it is necessary to achieve something new at 
least one node of the computer. However, from this side, 
everything was in order: virtually all elements of NeXT - Next

step in the evolution of computer technology.

   Black Box (30x30 cm) system unit
contains 45 chips (compared to 100 chips
IBM PC or more than 300 integrated circuits
SUN or APPOLO). Together with built-in modem and a package of 
relevant programs the computer can recognize the voice on the 
phone owner to fulfill his commands, ie replace the secretary. 
Impressive richness of sound. In one of the commercials, of 
NeXT, a computer accompanied violinist, replacing the whole 
orchestra. 

   Here I omit a description of the hardware environment of 
NeXT, it is not particularly interest, and will focus only on 
the landmark decision of the company - it is an optical An 
interactive CD 256 MB. S. Jobs said that the price of the disc 
will be $ 50, and shelf life, unlike the magnetic

media is practically endless. It is proposed to be used for 
operations requiring large amounts of memory (more than eight 
megabytes) - graphics, sound, speech, storing large amounts of 
data. 

   In conclusion, it remains to say that the computer is 
running MASH (Version OS UNIX). For all the novelty and 
innovation of many technical solutions, the price NeXT was (at 
the time of registration) 6500 $ more than one and a half times 
less than MAC IIX company "Apple".


   Two powerful branches of personal computers for several 
decades of development and incessant competition generated

set of mutants, such as the Amiga or
Atari St (advanced branch
the first models of Macintosh). Or little-known Baby AT - a 
strange hybrid of IBM PC XT and IBM PC AT. What is the fate 
awaiting NeXT? The answer to this question can only give a 
time. With favorable treatment of users to a new model, it may 
establish itself in the market, surpassing Big Two (IBM and 
Apple), and indeed will be the next step in the evolution of 
calc. technology! 

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