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   Message 693 of 1,512   
   Nearl J Icarus to All   
   Re: XP vs AmigaOS   
   22 Oct 04 03:11:30   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux   
   From: nj_toothenbecker@hotmail.com   
      
   In article , gbeeton@shaw.ca   
   says...   
      
   >> As soon as XP can run in one meg of memory with no hard drive,   
   >> I'll consider looking at it.   
   >   
   >Why is that an important requirement for you?   
      
   I always thought it was a reflection of the sheer mass of resources it takes   
   to even *>boot<* up a wintel machine, let alone try using it. BeOS is a good   
   example of how responsive a machine can be.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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