Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-07-01 Thread Judy Perry
I would hardly consider graffiti an improvement... Judy On Mon, 27 Jun 2011, Bob Sneidar wrote: Let me guess, you dropped it into a toilet... OH WAIT! It wouldn't fit, now would it? LOL! Actually, I was sad to see the newton go. Apple did all the R&D, and then others came along and improved

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Nonsanity
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Richmond Mathewson < richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do all my mathematics with a "British Thornton" slide-rule from 1976. If you install the latest firmware update for it, it comes with some really nice plugins... ~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity __

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 06/29/2011 05:20 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Peter Brigham MD wrote: I have a sundial in my back yard. Sure, it's not quite as convenient as a watch, but it don't need no stinkin' batteries My favorite car is a bicycle, which gives me about 25 MPB* * Miles per burrito:

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Bob Sneidar
I walk around the beach in bare feet! Bob On Jun 29, 2011, at 7:34 AM, Nonsanity wrote: > So the sundial is solar powered, and the bike is rocket powered? :) > > ~ Chris Innanen > ~ Nonsanity > > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Richard Gaskin > wrote: > >> Peter Brigham MD wrote: >> >>

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Nonsanity
So the sundial is solar powered, and the bike is rocket powered? :) ~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Peter Brigham MD wrote: > > I have a sundial in my back yard. Sure, it's not quite as convenient as a >> watch, but it don't need no stin

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Richard Gaskin
Peter Brigham MD wrote: I have a sundial in my back yard. Sure, it's not quite as convenient as a watch, but it don't need no stinkin' batteries My favorite car is a bicycle, which gives me about 25 MPB* * Miles per burrito:

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Peter Brigham MD
I have a sundial in my back yard. Sure, it's not quite as convenient as a watch, but it don't need no stinkin' batteries -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig On Jun 29, 2011, at 1:03 AM, Nonsanity wrote: > Oh yeah? Well... well... MY wristwatch is a P

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-28 Thread Nonsanity
Oh yeah? Well... well... MY wristwatch is a PDP-11, so NYAH! :) ~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Jeff Reynolds wrote: > I still have my transparent developer's newton! talk about looks when i use > to plop that down on a conference table! that and my sinclair z80 a

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Jeff Reynolds
I still have my transparent developer's newton! talk about looks when i use to plop that down on a conference table! that and my sinclair z80 and my Basis 108 are still alive... cheers jeff On Jun 28, 2011, at 1:19 AM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: hey I was using a newt

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Andre Garzia
but but but ... I don't like Lion On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Once a Mac user, always a Mac user. What makes you think we will LET you > leave?? BWAAH HAAH AHAH AHA AHAH HAHAAA! > > Bob > > > On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > > > Another favorit

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sneidar
Once a Mac user, always a Mac user. What makes you think we will LET you leave?? BWAAH HAAH AHAH AHA AHAH HAHAAA! Bob On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > Another favorite is Haiku (http://www.haiku-os.org ), it would be my desktop > of choice if LiveCode supported it but ri

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Andre Garzia
the newton was under a magazine on the sofa, someone thru a hard suitcase on top of it, the screen broke but the newton was responsive enough that I was able to dump all my ROM... now my ROM lives in my MacBook Pro under the Einstein emulator. I almost bought a new newton these days, but right now

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sneidar
Let me guess, you dropped it into a toilet... OH WAIT! It wouldn't fit, now would it? LOL! Actually, I was sad to see the newton go. Apple did all the R&D, and then others came along and improved upon it. Way of the world I guess. Bob On Jun 27, 2011, at 12:44 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > hey I

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Andre Garzia
hey I was using a newton up until last year... On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Talk about a device that defied obsolescence! > > Bob > > > On Jun 25, 2011, at 7:54 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > > > Richmond and Andre may enjoy this. I just stumbled across this video, > which >

Re: [OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-27 Thread Bob Sneidar
Talk about a device that defied obsolescence! Bob On Jun 25, 2011, at 7:54 AM, Roger Eller wrote: > Richmond and Andre may enjoy this. I just stumbled across this video, which > is a pretty good history lesson of the many variants of Amiga OS. Then, at > 23 minutes into the video is a short

[OT] Amiga OS in 2011

2011-06-25 Thread Roger Eller
Richmond and Andre may enjoy this. I just stumbled across this video, which is a pretty good history lesson of the many variants of Amiga OS. Then, at 23 minutes into the video is a short review of some original Amiga hardware. I still have my original Amiga 4000 from the 1990's btw. http://www