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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: Need info on multitasking capabilities on the mac
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Date: 27 Nov 89 17:50:03 GMT
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In article <24453@cup.portal.com>, ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes...
 
>Will Versaterm still work right in the background if you go to another
>application, pull down a menu, and just stay there with the meny pulled
>down?


Good point.  I was just making the comment in my original posting that *for all
practical purposes* I never have had to worry about VersaTerm timing out.  Now
it may quite well be that if you push it to the limits it'll mess up.

My main point was that -- while far from perfect -- the current Mac
implementation of multitasking is pretty good.

Robert

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