Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> I think comparing Linux to AmigaOS running on the exact same device is a 
> reasonable comparison. They both have the same hardware to play with, 
> after all...

Except that Linux was not designed to run efficiently on an Amiga any
more than AmigaOS was designed to run efficiently on a modern PC.

You mentioned that AmigaOS takes advantage of the Amiga's display hardware
for faster graphical operation. So does Linux on a modern PC.

> Comparing AmigaOS to Linux running on a PC that's 20 years newer ought 
> to be an unfair comparison.

It's not a question of age. It's a question of which hardware it was
designed to run on.

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                                                          - Warp

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