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From: obryan@gumby.cc.wmich.edu (Mark O'Bryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Multitasking
Message-ID: <834@gumby.cc.wmich.edu>
Date: 19 Aug 89 07:46:05 GMT
References: <1610@psueea.UUCP>
Organization: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
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In article <1610@psueea.UUCP>, kirkenda@jove.cs.pdx.edu (Steve Kirkendall) writes:
> 
> 1) Why do I want multitasking? Well, mostly because it would make desk
> accessories obsolete;  each DA could be replaced by an application program.
> DAs use memory from the time the system is booted to the time it is rebooted.
> This is bad.  You have to reboot the system to install a new DA.  This is bad.

Actually, neither of these statements is true if you have MultiDesk from
CodeHead Software.  It allows you to load and flush accessories pretty much
at will, without rebooting.  It's a slick product.

Your other points about DA limitations (omitted) were well made, and easy
to agree with.

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Mark T. O'Bryan                 Internet:  obryan@gumby.cc.wmich.edu
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI  49008