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Post #14 by commodorejohn
Source ForumComparing 1990's Computing Technology — #14
Category68k
Post DateMon, 6 Oct 2014 - 03:17
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/comparing-1990s-computing-technology.323/
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Commodore:

  • Understood the value of hardware acceleration for multimedia right from the start.
  • Embraced third-party hardware expansion from the get-go.
  • Had true preemptive multitasking and a well-documented high-efficiency kernel.
  • Had only basic memory management, with a tendency to fragment.
  • Provided only a rudimentary UI library, leading to Unix-like inconsistency and competing standards.
  • Gave us Lemmings.


Apple:

  • Did almost as well with multimedia in software.
  • Opposed hardware expansion at first and never really warmed to it.
  • Had only cooperative multitasking.
  • Had an inventive Resource Manager used pervasively throughout the system.
  • Placed a strong emphasis on good UI design and consistency across applications.
  • Gave us Myst.


Atari:

  • Hahaha, get real.

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