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$1000 computer had 1 MB of RAM in 1987. $699 for Amiga 500 (had 512 kB) and $159 for A501 512kB memory expansion.
by vardump 12y ago
$1000 computer had 1 MB of RAM in 1987. $699 for Amiga 500 (had 512 kB) and $159 for A501 512kB memory expansion.
- acqq 12y agoMaybe I should have said "a PC" instead of "a computer." As in, something that actually had a hard disk. Did GNU software run on Amiga 500? Had it been a good decision to target it instead of the PC-compatibles? I don't think so.
- rjsw 12y agoAn Atari ST/Mega ST could have a hard disk too. I ran Franz Lisp on my Atari ST which included a native compiler.
- acqq 12y agoI don't doubt that. The topic was the platform suitable for GNU. Neither Atari nor Amiga had been a good choice then.
- vardump 12y agoAmiga 500 had A590 among others, 20 MB hard disk. Lattice C was the compiler used for Amiga.
- rjsw 12y agoSorry, I was unclear. Franz Lisp compiled to 68k binaries, there was also Cambridge Lisp for the Amiga. I just wanted to point out that this class of computers was a valid target for a good Lisp system.