On 4/13/05, Peter da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No VM cause its not needed > > > That's what Acorn said of RISC OS. They were wrong, too. > > Uh, yeh, the lack of VM in AmigaOS was and is a problem. TThe reason for it > was that the original 68000 didn't support it, and the hooks Commodore put in > for it (OPRIVATE and PUBLIC memory) didn't get used by apps properly, so they > weren't able to implement it later.
Ah. Now /that/ I didn't know. Interesting. Thanks, Peter; you are a veritable mine of information! -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
