Author: Atarigalen (140.144.173.160)
Date: 03-17-2001 00:51
LaTeX wrote:
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>Thank's for your reply !
>So, if OS development is splited into those two, Magic and Mint, what is the
>difference between the two ?
That could take a while to explain. Basically, Magic took the "Windows"-like route, and Mint took the "Linux"-like route.
>And what is Geneva ?
An older, less capable, but more backwards-compatible alternative to Magic or Mint.
>If my memory is not so rotten, Magic was an Atari emulator on Mac, wasn't it ?
Yes. It is also an operating system and an Atari emulator on PC. Once your computer runs Magic, it can run most TOS programs.
>And Mint might be free, is it ?
Yes
>Which one is the best solution for me to get a multitask environnement on my
>Mega-ste (4Mo) ?
Most users of both Magic and Mint have more than a MegaSTe, but both will run on your computer. I use Geneva personally, since it requires much less memory.
>I feel as well like for both of them I need to collect plainty of programs available in
>several places before they work properly.
You don't have the prepackaged "here it all is" mentality of Mac or Microsoft, this is true.
>And I suppose I will be forced to switch between the original operating system
>and the new one depending on the program I want to run (eg games).
I've noticed that nearly all games do not run on the modern OS and nearly all non-games do. Thus, you only need to turn off the OS during game time.
Galen
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RE: Could somebody give me an overview ?