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From: AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Multitasking on a II
Message-ID: <90348.145140AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 14 Dec 90 19:51:40 GMT
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Hey Pat!  Listen up!

An IBM PC is somewhat lower on the power scale than a IIgs.  A IIgs DOES
have this thing called a "Memory Manager".  You see, what it does is it
allocates pieces of memory for whoever asks for it.  The reason for this is
so that programs won't trample all over each other.  To my knowledge, IBM
PC's do not have this.  IIgs's do.  The reason people are making MMUs is
NOT because software versions do not work, it's simply because it's less for
the software to do.  And we ALL know that, in general, hardware does things
quite a bit faster than software.

By the way, if you don't want your IIgs, please send it to me.  I'd be
more than happy to accept it.  Some of us who don't have all that much money
are grateful for such gifts.

- Andrew.    aabenson@balance.cs.mtu.edu    Bitnet: AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET