Since @Jonathan_Blow was talking about how bad modern software is, I thought it might be a good time to re-post this video of how fast CygnusEd (a text editor) was on the Amiga _thirty years ago_:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41oIvre9K0 …
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Replying to @cmuratori @Jonathan_Blow
That is on a 7.16 (7.09) MHz 16/32-bit processor, albeit with graphic coprocessor(s). Hundreds of times weaker than the cheapest ARM processor today.
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Replying to @mctylr @Jonathan_Blow
You do have to adjust for the lower screen resolution, though (modern density is at least 4x, but probably more like 16x). Still a very unflattering comparison, though :)
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yeah it's easy to have fun out of it, but I'd love to see actual numbers, comparing CPU IPS, screen resolution (and color depth, compositing..) A modern system does much more things than an AmigaOS (many superfluous, many relevant). Don't get me wrong, I'm on the Amiga side :D
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Replying to @feiss @cmuratori and
Indeed. Bitmapped fonts, 640x512 ( at most) resolution, 4 colours. Even upping the colour depth increases memory bandwidth considerably.
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Yeah but ... modern PCs kinda have 500,000 times the memory bandwidth of an Amiga ... raise the resolution, raise the number of bits, you have many many many multiples left over. Except oh wait, rendering is now done by specialized GPUs with even crazily faster local accesses.
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To make these kind of “bitmapped fonts” / “higher resolution” arguments requires a lack of perspective on how crazy modern computers are. Just look at the numbers.
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