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From: mitchell@janus.uucp (Evan Mitchell)
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Subject: Re: Multitasking revisited
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Date: 4 Aug 89 20:26:35 GMT
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In article <8908041840.AA00412@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> 01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog) writes:
>Some netters replied to my first sermon on multitasking with the classical
>response about doing something else while downloading files. Hell, you do
>not need a multitasking environment to do this, just get a hold of one of
>the telecom packages on the market that allows backgound file transfers.
>
>You don't need a full blown multitasking environment for something as simple
>as file transfers in the background!

Your absolutely right!  However, I commented about your previous sermon in
the Amiga group, and about 30 or so users responded with exactly how useful
multitasking is for everyone, especially non-programmers/tech types like
myself!  Check it out!

-Evan
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