Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!m2c!applix!scotte
From: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The latest about MSDOS catching up
Message-ID: <1063@applix.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jul 90 14:16:08 GMT
References: <3302@crash.cts.com> <31283@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
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In article <31283@cup.portal.com> Rick_R_Kitts@cup.portal.com writes:
>
> Attempting to compare the Amiga to a 386 running Windows from the
>perspective of multitasking is not at all fair to Windows. Try this:
>
>	Get a 25MHz 386 with 4 (yes 4) megs of memory.
>	In you win.ini file add the line "run = command.com command.com"
>		(This is kinda like 2 CLIs or shells)
>	Now fire up Toolbook.
>	Now click on a command.com window while Toolbook is doing
>	
>	something. 
>	Now go get lunch. 
>	Now wait a few seconds. Voila! You have your command.com window.
>Windows is cute. Is it progress?

I just tried this.  I didn't have time for lunch- I didn't have time to blow
my nose.  What's your problem??  And I'm only using a 16MHz 386 with 3 megs?

This is a profoundly unfair example, since Toolbook is know to be a cycle
pig.  I defy you to try this very example on your Amiga and run CANDO for
a proper comparison.

I re-iterate what has been said by others before:  Windows 3.0 is incredibly
slick- it certainly changes the future of MSDOS.  If you haven't seen it yet,
then you should check it out...

-scott