Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!skat.usc.edu!acliu From: acliu@skat.usc.edu (Alex C. Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Multifinder - Just the Facts, man. Message-ID: <24559@usc.edu> Date: 8 May 90 00:43:26 GMT References: <6478@umd5.umd.edu> <9653@chaph.usc.edu> Sender: news@usc.edu Organization: Maze Inc. Lines: 26 In article <9653@chaph.usc.edu> aliu@aludra.usc.edu (Terminal Entry) writes: >In article <6478@umd5.umd.edu> steveg@umd5.umd.edu (Steve Green) writes: >>)[ lots of stuff deleted ] >>)[ deleted stuff about Amiga ] >>world example. With MF, I was able to do a ray trace, download and >>word process at the same time. Yes, the ray trace and download all >>progressed fine. As well, I am sure that the amiga can do the same. >It sure can! And more! Heck dude, not only was I downloading a w/ Zmodem, >Sculpt4D'ing a pic, and writing a letter on ProWrite, I had TWO other >rendering programs [Turbo Silver and Videoscape) working on another pic >and rendering a 200 frame animation, Modeler 3D sitting on an object, Well, that sounds nice, and it is true, the Amiga multitasks, and also Multifinder IF the program is well behaved. But then again, if you are doing ALL that in Amiga, I am sure things would get pretty slow... (Ok, Multitasking is nice, but the Amiga is no cray...) BTW, do you have 2 phone lines or you also have a ReadNews program in your Amy? (Cus It is HARD t odo a Zmodem download and be posting news at the same time if you have only one phone line... Now if you had Dnet, I would believe you..) ______________________________________________________________________ Alex C. Liu | INTERNET: acliu%skat@usc.edu Voice: (213) 749-2730 | BITNET: acliu@gamera Q-Link: Alejandro | UUCP: ...!usc!acliu