So what's the big deal about memory protection anyway? (Okay I am just joking);-) However there are instances where it's best when the OS doesn't have memory protection. Look at SMSQ/E running on a MC68xxx and compare it with ANY Windows or Linux running on machines hundreds of times faster and see which system is more responsive... Maybe you would like to check out http://qdos.cjb.net (keep an eye for "Stella") and see how fast and small real operating systems can be (how does 48 kilobytes sound?)
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Okay, cool machines no doubt... but their OS was originally programmed on a QL... which (well not actually itself but it's latest compatible -Q60- www.q40.de) using UAE nowadays can dance around any legacy Amiga and then some (plus emulate 68K Apples w/o need for JIT compilers and the such)... Not to mention that in terms of OS the latest incarnation of QDOS is by leaps and bounds better than any Amiga and Windows combined. Us true Sinclair purists do not recognize other OSes unless they are MacOS;-)
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So what's the big deal about memory protection anyway? (Okay I am just joking) ;-) However there are instances where it's best when the OS doesn't have memory protection. Look at SMSQ/E running on a MC68xxx and compare it with ANY Windows or Linux running on machines hundreds of times faster and see which system is more responsive... Maybe you would like to check out http://qdos.cjb.net (keep an eye for "Stella") and see how fast and small real operating systems can be (how does 48 kilobytes sound?)
Okay, cool machines no doubt... but their OS was originally programmed on a QL... which (well not actually itself but it's latest compatible -Q60- www.q40.de) using UAE nowadays can dance around any legacy Amiga and then some (plus emulate 68K Apples w/o need for JIT compilers and the such)... Not to mention that in terms of OS the latest incarnation of QDOS is by leaps and bounds better than any Amiga and Windows combined. Us true Sinclair purists do not recognize other OSes unless they are MacOS ;-)