Author: Peter (smtp.hms.se)
Date: 09-06-2007 15:38
It's important to note the mint kernel in itself is far from inefficient. While a fullblown EasyMiNT/XaAES setup sure needs more memory than MagiC, it's not slower by nature.
The MultiTOS AES should be compared with a "naked" TOS/GEM - both written by Atari - both dead slow in most non-monochrome resolutions. Install a faster AES and a fast VDI, and the problem goes away.
FreeMiNT is a direct descendant of the OS Atari choose before they left us, and compared to MagiC it has a far better internal architecture, real unix compatibility, real device drivers, easy portability, and - above all - it works as Atari once intended. Using it is effectively the same as supporting it, giving coders a reason to code for it and develop the kernel/AES further.
