Re: Did Commodore cheat with the quad density floppies?

From: Gerrit Heitsch <*gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de*> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 15:25:05 +0100 Message-ID: <3989f1f6-07aa-f37d-3239-d37e9b974f7b@laosinh.s.bawue.de> · gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de

On 1/9/19 3:17 PM, smf wrote:
> On 09/01/2019 14:10, Gerrit Heitsch wrote:
>> Kinda... The Multitasking part still sucked mightily compared to 
>> AmigaOS and I still detest the windows design flaw where a hanging 
>> program keeps you from moving its window.
>>
> 32 bit apps multitasked ok. I ditched it a couple of years later for 
> Windows NT4, that was pretty solid if you could get drivers.
> 
> If apps misbehaved on AmigaOS then a stuck window was the least of your 
> problems.

Oh, I know. But then, rebooting an Amiga with a HD to boot from took 
less than a minute so it was something I could put up with.

My A1200 with with a CF card connected to the IDE port and 68030-28 
takes less than 10 seconds from power on to desktop ready. It boots my 
old environment from the 90s.

  Gerrit