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From: pa2027@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Knight 'o Shadows)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Difficulty in programming
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Date: 4 Jun 90 07:46:43 GMT
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In article <1990Jun2.063414.10292@agate.berkeley.edu> laba-1ei@e260-2f (Joseph Chung) writes:
>In an IBM (no flames please!), if I want to put a character anywhere on the
>screen, I just
>1. load a segment register with the segment of the screen.
>2. write the proper byte to the screen location (using a simple offset) (In
>short, is a basic POKE command!)
>
>How would you accomplish this in an Amiga?
>Let's see.
>1. Create my own screen, or should it be my window (damn, where did I put
>    my copy of NewWindow struct ...)
>
>The above is just one very tiny example.  In short, I would like you to show
>me how programming a multitasking system can be *easier* than programming a
>monotasking one.
>
>-jc
>--
>Joseph Chung
>== You can always find what you're not looking for! ==
>laba-1ei@web.berkeley.edu

Say what??? You're comparing a text environment with a GUI!  Let's
see you put a character somewhere under Windows or GEM!!!  I can do
it that easily opening a console window too on the Amiga.  You're
comparing Apples to Oranges here...

Also programming under AmigaDos is inherently multi-tasking.  I
don't
have to worry about multitasking (unless I want too).  All I do is
write the program without breaking rules, and ta da! it'll
multitask.

Before you try flaming an architecture, know what you're talking
about first!!! thanks,
    
    -Brad McQuaid

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