>> 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.

My understanding is that X uses a device driver that is specific to the 
display hardware it's trying to run on. I'm not sure why you couldn't 
write such a driver that specifically targets the Amiga's video hardware.

(Or rather, someone *must* have done that to get X to work at all. What 
I mean is, write a driver that takes advantage of the available hardware 
acceleration...)

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