aiko@xanth.UUCP (02/05/87)
Can somebody tell me a few things about the Amiga? I'm trying to decide on
a system for home.
Mainly, is it compatible with some big-time system. I see it has a M68000,
does that mean it's Macintosh compatible?
What kind of really keen features does it have? How's the keyboard, CRT, etc.
I kind of favor the 80186/80286 species - how does the M68000 compare? I've
heard the 80186 can rival a VAX's performance.
Thanks in advance.......{john hayes}
Old Dominion University ARPA: aiko@xanth.cs.odu.edu
Norfolk, Virginia USA
Government Representative access point (US Mail)
4852 Brigadoon Dr
Va Beach, Virginia USA 23455-1913robinson@shadow.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (02/06/87)
In article <484@xanth.UUCP> aiko@xanth.UUCP (John K Hayes) writes: >Can somebody tell me a few things about the Amiga? ... >I see it has a M68000, does that mean it's Macintosh compatible? ... >I kind of favor the 80186/80286 species - how does the M68000 compare? Oh, $#!+, here we go again. Do you think maybe we can behave ourselves this time? Maybe? Please? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "If you study the logistics and heuristics of the mystics, You will find that their minds rarely move in a line" Fifty percent of everything is below average. Mike Robinson USENET: ucbvax!ernie!robinson ARPA: robinson@ernie.berkeley.edu
ewhac@well.UUCP (02/08/87)
In article <484@xanth.UUCP> aiko@xanth.UUCP (John K Hayes) writes: > >Can somebody tell me a few things about the Amiga? I'm trying to decide on >a system for home. > >Mainly, is it compatible with some big-time system. I see it has a M68000, >does that mean it's Macintosh compatible? > >What kind of really keen features does it have? How's the keyboard, CRT, etc. > >I kind of favor the 80186/80286 species - how does the M68000 compare? I've >heard the 80186 can rival a VAX's performance. > >Thanks in advance.......{john hayes} > >Old Dominion University ARPA: aiko@xanth.cs.odu.edu >Norfolk, Virginia USA > Government Representative access point (US Mail) > 4852 Brigadoon Dr > Va Beach, Virginia USA 23455-1913 ------======######>>>>>> NEWS FLASH <<<<<<######======------ After extensive analysis of the previous posting, I have come to a startling conclusion: The USENET is under attack from the government! When I saw this posting, it struck me as being deliberately worded to incite yet another Boing War (as though we didn't have enough of those already). After saving the posting off to a file, I ran a check on it, and discovered that it had some non-printable ASCII in it that 'more' usually filters out. The hidden data in itself made no sense. So I tried a few things. Fortunately, I happen to have the new NSA cryptographic chip in my Amiga (thanks, crunch!) and decided to run the article through. To my incredible surprise, this was what came out the other end: -------- )) ** )) ** )) ##### )) ** )) ** )) )) Greetings from The National Security Agency =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= (IDENTITY SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED) ^&0 200 47 ^ HUHG 287 *&%#$ ihnp4!ptsfa!pyramid!????@trw.ARPA ~r}_ 8Gmd%7 ) ^^2~r~r}_^? 8 *6 "We don't care, we don't have to." -------- I think that the extraneous garbage in the signature was to force the "cyphertext" to come out right after encryption. Interestingly enough, the administrator at pyramid insists that they do not have a connection to a site named "trw," and further, they are not on the ArpaNet, nor are they a gateway to it. They have, however, gotten some strange phone calls. I checked with various backbone sites, and they have mentioned that they have gotten anonymous phone calls from persons asking for the account names of people who put NSA line-traps in their postings. So I summoned up as much courage as I could muster, and called the NSA. I recorded the conversation, and the following is a transcript: -------- [7 rings.] "2047. Identity?" "Uh... Sensitive but unclassified." "Password?" "Um.... [wracking brains for something plausible] Jerry Falwell is a potato chip." "Hang on... [click! on hold for about 3 minutes. Sousa music playing] Yes?" "Um... Uh.... .... It worked." "What worked?" "The USENET posting." "Yes, we know." "Well, I thought you'd like independent confirmation." "Thanks, but we *do* have an account on The WELL." "Oh, uh, that's right. So, uh, what's next?" "We're moving on The $ource and BIX tonight. USENET operations should continue for another few weeks." "Great. Fantastic. Say, what prompted all this?" "Those stupid little signatures that our Crays trap." "What little signatures?" "Don't you know?..... Who is this?" "Uh, Sensitive but Unclassified." "*I'M* Sensitive but Unclassified. Who the hell are you??!! How'd you get past....? **SHIT!!** [click!]" -------- This leads me to believe that the NSA is getting sick and tired of all those little keywords people are putting in their postings, and that they are beginning to retaliate. I fully expect to be arrested within the next few minutes. FIGHT BACK!! DON'T LET THEM DO THIS TO US. WE HAVE A RI^?^?}_~r*!7m~} NO CARRIER ---------------- Disclaimer -------------- The foregoing is completely, utterly, and totally FALSE, and is the fabrication of a deranged mind currently under rehabilitation courtesy of The NSA. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ ________ ___ Leo L. Schwab \ /___--__ The Guy in The Cape ___ ___ /\ ---##\ ihnp4!ptsfa!well!ewhac / X \_____ | __ _---)) ..or.. / /_\-- -----+==____\ // \ _ well ---\ ___ ( o---+------------------O/ \/ \ dual ----> !unicom!ewhac \ / ___ \_ (`o ) hplabs -/ ("AE-wack") ____ \___/ \_/ Recumbent Bikes: "Work FOR? I don't work FOR The _O_n_l_y Way To Fly! anybody! I'm just having fun."