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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: Multifinder - Just the Facts, man.
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Date: 2 May 90 16:30:04 GMT
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In article <8938@hubcap.clemson.edu> chrise@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Everhart) writes:
>I also want to correct my previous statement when I said that Multifinder does
>not allow programs to run concurrently.  It does, but one program is not
>allowed to interrupt another to gain the CPU.  The advantage of this is that
>the application you are currently using does not get slowed down.  The
>disadvantage is that the programs you have in the background will most likely
>be completely stopped (by something such as a wordprocessor which is almost
>always busy).  The Amiga overcomes the problem of having your task get slowed
>down by allowing you to set priorities.  You can make the computer run your
>task and no one elses if you need it.
>
>Is that better?   :-)
>
>Chris Everhart
>chrise@hubcap.clemson.edu

	One point that should be made is that most programs do
not take up the full resources of the CPU, even a 68000. The
68000 has time to spare when you run your wordprocessor, so
multitasking the Amiga way (as opposed to the Mac way) makes for
more efficient use of the processor.
	-- Ethan

Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu

"If Commodore had to market sushi they'd call it `raw cold fish'"
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