On 21/03/2013 09:16 PM, Warp wrote:
> If we are comparing, we should compare the *same thing*, not different
> things.
>
> For instance, let's see how fast the Amiga opens a 2048x1536 full color
> PNG image, applies some gaussian filter to it, and saves it back to PNG,
> and let's compare it to a PC.

Thing is, your typical user cares about "I click on this folder, and it 
takes 15 seconds to open" verses "I click on this folder and the window 
opens in under 200ms". To a user, that *is* "the same thing".

Yes, *clearly* a modern OS is doing way more work than AmigaOS was ever 
capable of. But in terms if *visible responsiveness*, the Amiga was much 
better than PCs of the time.

As I say, if you run a copy of Windows 7 on a decent spec PC today, it's 
usually fast enough now. Back in the days of the Pentium 4, this was 
usually not the case.

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