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From: jlf@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Jack L Forester)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Rebuttal time
Summary: My thoughts on the subject
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Date: 30 Aug 89 16:12:41 GMT
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I have been using the Beckmeyer MT C-shell for better than three years now.
I have had my share of problems with it, but overall, I like it and I *use*
it. (BTW if anyone knows where I can get info on upgrades, please let me
know).

I tried to use Gulam, but after playing with it, I erased it from my hard
disk and concluded that I liked the Beckmeyer system better.

-- I like the print spooler.  I know that there are DAs out there that will
   almost do this same thing, and that it tends to be a bit slow, but it's
   still better than anything else I've seen.  I don't know of other print
   spoolers that allow multiple documents to be spooled.

-- *It's MULTIUSER*  Not that I intend to sell time on my ST, but it allows me
   to log into my computer from a remote site and do whatever I need to do.

-- The mail function allows my friends to get in touch with me when I'm not
   around.  I give them a userid so they can log in and post mail.

-- It works like UNIX.  When I came here to WVU I had no problem working
   on our departmental Vax systems.

Sure, it has it's problems (no true memory protection, no file security
system, etc.) the benefit of multitasking and the other things I mentioned
give me enough reason to use it.

My experiences on multiuser, multitasking range from my ST, some midrange
minicomputer systems all the way up to the largest IBM mainframes.  So I
speak from experience when I say that I prefer multitasking over
unitasking.

Now I am sure that there are those who will try to impugn me for my choice
of multitasking systems.  This is not possible.  I weighed my options and
chose the system that best fits *ME*, not someone else.  (That's why I chose
the ST over all of the other computers on the market.)  If you don't like my
choice, that's fine.  That's also *your* opinion.

{$I disclaimer}

jlf@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu

"Profanity is the one language all programmers know best."