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From: eezprandolin@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MT C-Shell
Message-ID: <4999@qut.edu.au>
Date: 6 Sep 89 20:36:28 GMT
References: <8908252144.AA27005@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <123950@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <1081@philmds.UUCP> <128@bdt.UUCP>
Organization: Queensland University of Technology
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In article <128@bdt.UUCP>, david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:
> In article <1081@philmds.UUCP> leo@philmds.UUCP (Leo de Wit) writes:
>>In article <123950@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>>|and the ST/Mac/PC user who is saying :
>>|	"You know, if only I had a multitasking OS, this is what 
>>|	 I could accomplish."
>>
>>Compiles in the background, a file being printed, while reading netnews ...
>>Wow!
>>
>>    Leo.
> 
> OK, I do all the above on a Mega ST-4 with MT C-Shell, Mark Williams C,
> the MT C-Shell print spooler, and the Bootstrap News software with 
> MT C-Shell UUCP.   Using the visual shell (VSH), I can even do it
> with GEM windows.   Admitedly, using VSH is slower and on the
> rather small ST screen, it isn't as nice as a 19" monitor. But it's
> handy to be able to have, for instance, a kermit login session to 
> a Unix box in one window, with a local compile shell in another, and
> another local (inactive) shell in case I want to type another command
> (e.g. to check out a local file).  It all works.  It's not a Cray, but
> you can do it, today, with software and hardware that exists and that
> you can really buy for an Atari ST.
> 
> A plug you say?  Well maybe - but it's also true.
> 
Does it work with all programs (other compilers etc )?
How much does it cost ?
Is it distributed in oz?
If not then do you take VISA :-)

This is a great plug opportunity !!!

            BOB