[rescue] Re: Extinct OSs

[Julius Sridhar]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Big Endian wrote:

> >>  Well,
> >>  > That brings back a somewhat painful memory. The monitors that used to
> >>  > broadcast the news, weather, upcoming events, etc. all over the World
> >>  > Trade Centter (in particular the bridge over the Highway to the
> >>  > WorldFi) were all run by a single Amiga. I remember going over one
> >>  > morning, and actually _recognizing_ the Guru Meditation Code.
> >>  I just gotta say it, Long Live Amiga.
> >>  *pets his A3000 and A1200 Tower.*
> >
> >Amiga owners amaze me.  I long wanted one until fairly recently.  Now, I still
> >admire amiga owners, but I no longer want to own or operate such a machine.
>
> Why not?  I'm not familiar with the amiga.

It's a 68K-series based machine with a very lightweight multitasking
GUI-based OS that excels at things like video editing and special effects.

Peace...  Sridhar