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From: iain@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Iain Fogg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <4100@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
Date: 28 Jun 90 01:15:38 GMT
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tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts) writes:

>In article <4085@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> iain@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>>There's been a fair bit of noise made in the media recently about the
>>release of Windows 3.0. One MicroSoft high-flyer even suggested that
>>EVERYONE currently running Dos would eventually run Windows 3.0. What
>>does Windows have to offer me? 

>A graphical user interface, multi-tasking, and one real cool game
>of solitaire!   :-)

  Multi-tasking? I don't think so. From what I understand Windows gives
  you pseudo-multi-tasking but the context switching process is the
  user! Hardly what I'd call multi-tasking. 

  Iain.