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From: shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine)
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Subject: Re: Minix, Unix on the Amiga, and flames on AmigaDOS braindamag
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Date: 18 Aug 89 13:53:59 GMT
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In-reply-to: FelineGrace@cup.portal.com's message of 17 Aug 89 20:12:30 GMT


On 17 Aug 89 20:12:30 GMT, FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) said:

Dana> It is *not* true that a stock Amiga cannot be used to do any job
Dana> any other computer can do.  Let's get this straight right now.

The stock Amiga has strikingly limited command-line functionality when
compared to a Unix system.  To a large degree, that CAN be remedied,
yes.

Dana> However, it is also true that the stock Amiga can be quickly and
Dana> easily upgraded into a very friendly and easy to use machine
Dana> with PD and commercial software, with more ram and with more
Dana> hardware.

Not always a "quick and easy" proposition, but certainly doable.

Dana> Dana
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