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From: dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Macintosh OS
Message-ID: <44.2667b118@skbat.csc.ti.com>
Date: 2 Jun 90 17:29:12 GMT
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In article <1990Jun1.141403.19240@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, jap@convex.msu.edu (Joe Porkka) writes:
> firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth) writes:
> 
>>In article <54992@microsoft.UUCP> edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) writes:
> 
>>>Cooperative multitasking does not guarantee best response time for the
>>>foreground process.  Actually, it offers the possibility of exceptional
>>>and uncontrolled degradation of the foreground process.
> 
>>Right on!  I get to share a Mac with the rest of this floor.  It is a
>>Mac IIcx, with power, size, and capability that would have been
>>unbelievable 10 years ago.  It has a print spooler.
> 
> er, uh.... Not to start a "MY computer is better than YOUR computer
> 	religious war", but I think it may be time to upgrade
> 	your Mac IIcx to an Amiga 3000. Round robin prioritized 
> 	*preemptive* scheduler.

er, uh.... Not to start a "MY print spooler is better than YOUR print
      spooler", but I think it may be time to change print spoolers.
      Some Mac print spoolers aren't that good.  Changing print spoolers
      is a lot cheaper than changing computers, plus you still get to
      use all your old applications.

Eric Dittman
Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility
dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com
dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com

Disclaimer:  I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test
             Facility.  I don't even speak for myself.