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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:51:34 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> What I actually think Amiga programmers are missing is the shared
> addressing space, so that two tasks/processes could easily handle the same
> data structures, and seeing each other's modifications.  While this isn't

Which was the Amiga's greatest feature and it's greatest flaw.  It made
IPC and "shared library" calls fast as heck, but it also made it more
than easily possible for an errant process to take down the whole
machine and start the Guru to meditating. :-)

Nothing comes for free.

> find enough free time just to figure out the scope of what I want (feel
> free to email me if you want to bias me :-).  Darn, and I just got rid of
> my Amiga RKM's this year.

I still have a set, gathering dust. :) I gave my A2500 away a couple
of years ago when I realized that I no longer had the time to even
power it on.

					Jordan