Out of Egypt:

i think i've decided what my next computer will be

Engadget may laugh, but this review makes me think my next computer will be an Amiga.

I want a fast system, not a flashy one. My newfound interest in the Amiga may seem ridiculous to most people out there, but perhaps this quote from the review will explain it: "Because the OS and its applications take up so few resources, it is possible to run an entire suite of programs—my typical usage is ten or so pages up in a browser, an IRC client, an MSN client, a text editor, a command shell, a 2D graphics editor, an e-mail client, a word processor, and a media player—and still have all these elements fit in a mere 256MB of RAM."

The Web is becoming an operating system (in the non-technical sense of the world, as "the space where people interact with their documents while on their computer"). I spend most of my time at work using it as such. Why then do I need the monstrosity of Vista, the laggard that is XP, or the extravagance of OS X?

Sure, I could switch to Linux, and I may do so in some sort of dual-boot arrangement. But despite the best efforts of its fans, Linux is still not a client operating system. Its slogan should by "By techies, for techies."

Amiga OS may be showing its age, but it looks like the perfect operating system to just mess around in. I just wish I could find the hardware to run it on.

I wonder if the OLPCs (if they are, in fact, released to consumers) would be able to run it? That might be a match made in heaven.