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litwr · 23 January 2021, 18:31

I can point the next drawbacks:

1) error in timer - http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=82392;
2) no system functions for working with wildcards - it was only corrected in the A1200 (maybe in the A3000 and A600);
3) no functions to get the graphic cursor position - we have only the Move-call to set it - maybe it is still an issue;
4) falsehood about the fast RAM, no fast RAM cards were available for the A500;
5) the mess with "standard" return codes: only 0, 5, 10, 20 are actually allowed;
6) standard utility `ask' provides only two return codes and there is no any other standard way to get information from a user;
7) Basic has only 25 KB free, even the Commodore 128 has 120K, Commodore +4 has 60K, and Commodore 64 has 38K for Basic;
8) iconx doesn't allow SKIP, IF, LAB, ...
9) only limited preemptive multitasking supported because there is no kill-command in Amiga DOS.

Maybe I am wrong with some details but it requires some help to be corrected.

Indeed, I don't know all the drawbacks. Let's make a complete list!

23 January 2021, 18:31	#1
litwr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Ozherele Posts: 229	What was wrong with the Amiga 1000/500/2000? I can point the next drawbacks: 1) error in timer - http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=82392; 2) no system functions for working with wildcards - it was only corrected in the A1200 (maybe in the A3000 and A600); 3) no functions to get the graphic cursor position - we have only the Move-call to set it - maybe it is still an issue; 4) falsehood about the fast RAM, no fast RAM cards were available for the A500; 5) the mess with "standard" return codes: only 0, 5, 10, 20 are actually allowed; 6) standard utility `ask' provides only two return codes and there is no any other standard way to get information from a user; 7) Basic has only 25 KB free, even the Commodore 128 has 120K, Commodore +4 has 60K, and Commodore 64 has 38K for Basic; 8) iconx doesn't allow SKIP, IF, LAB, ... 9) only limited preemptive multitasking supported because there is no kill-command in Amiga DOS. Maybe I am wrong with some details but it requires some help to be corrected. Indeed, I don't know all the drawbacks. Let's make a complete list!