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   Message 695 of 1,512   
   RaYzor to All   
   Re: XP vs AmigaOS   
   22 Oct 04 20:17:06   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux   
   From: no@no.no.net.org.tv.com.edu.welf   
      
   "Brian Voth For President"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns958A8021AE4FDspamspamsnuhspam33@207.14.113.17...   
   > Gary Beeton  wrote in news:10nia2e3s2frlf1   
   > @corp.supernews.com:   
   >   
   > > Nearl J Icarus wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> 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.   
   > >   
   > > Sure.  It's also a reflection on the capabilities and number of   
   > > features an OS has to offer.  Nevertheless, the original poster   
   > > has already indicated that he was being facetious with his "one   
   > > meg of memory with no hard drive" requirement.   
   >   
   > Not really. I can still do 90% of what you do with an XP box in 1 meg of   
   > memory with no hard drive on an Amiga.   
   >   
      
   Seems like someone has been drinking TerryTroll-Flavored Kool Aid .....   
      
   RaYzor   
      
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