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On 11-Apr-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote: Very well put Jim! I know my Amiga 3000, which is my everyday system, doesn't fit into the realm of this group (being roughly 6 years old), but it is far superior to modern systems when it comes to usability and efficiency. That is one of the reasons I appreciate the early micros so much....it's amazing what was done by programmers and such in such tight constraints. Take for example the Atari 800...this is a 2mhz 6502 cpu with 48k RAM and a full Basic, with full-screen editing, in an 8k ROM. This system amazes me at the animations and such I've seen on it at times. It's version of Frogger is great, and I typed in a Basic program from 'Compute!' that displayed the Atari logo with 128 colors onscreen at once. I think modern day systems could still learn quite a few things from the earlier ones. Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- // Amiga: Today's Technology Ten Years Ago // ------------------------------------------------------- \// True 32bit pre-emptive multitasking GUI, plug&play hardware, \/ stereo sound, and 4096 color video modes since day #1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Collector of classic home computers: Amiga 1000, Atari 800, Atari 800XL, Atari Mega-ST/2, Commodore C-128 & C128D, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Kaypro 2X, Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3, and a TRS-80 Model 4. Plus Atari SuperPong and Atari 2600VCS game consoles.