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- From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
- Subject: Re: Questions about the A1200 ...
- Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 18:46:43 GMT
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- In article <1hjev2INNc4f@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bu951@po.cwru.edu (Brian R. Beeler) writes:
- > 1. Software. What I'm looking for (I've omitted the software I need
- > and have found):
- > C. Math applications, like MatchCad, Maple or Derive.
-
- Maple is available for the Amiga.
-
- > D. Lisp programming apps, like Xlisp.
-
- There are versions of Xlisp and CScheme for the Amiga.
-
- > E. A decent C compiler.
-
- Commercial: SAS or Aztec (both quality ANSI compilers: SAS is more popular,
- but Aztec makes it easier to port UNIX applications).
-
- > F. Networking apps, like NSCA or KA9Q
-
- Yes.
-
- > G. Xwindows. Can I port my X apps? Any PD or shareware emulators?
-
- THere's a commercial X from GfxBase. I don't know of any freeware ones.
-
- > 2. Hardware
- > A. Ethernet. I want to use this in a lab that's running thin coax.
- > Can I use a "parallel port -> ethernet card-in-a-mini-case ->
- > coax" adaptor?
-
- I think you'll need to write a driver for it.
-
- > B. Overall quality of C= stuff. Are you happy with it?
-
- The system software is dynamite. Many of the applications are less so.
-
- > C. Floppy drives. I need to read/write MS-DOS/UNIX 1.44m floppies.
-
- You need the high density floppy drive (me too).
-
- > E. RAM. What is "fast" RAM?
-
- Fast ram is like motherboard RAM on the PC, CHIP RAM is sort of like
- video RAM on the PC, but it's generally faster: as fast as a motherboard
- video card. Any of the special-purpose chips (video, sound, coprocessors)
- can access CHIP RAM.
-
- > PS: FYI: Microsoft came to my company two weeks ago and showed us
- > "Windows NT". It crashes ever better than MSWin 3.1.
-
- I call it "WoNT". It's vaporware at the moment.
- --
- Peter da Silva. <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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