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From: passaret@copernicus.crd.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Multitasking (really Mac vs Amiga)
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Date: 23 Jan 91 14:16:45 GMT
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OK, I'm going to throw an example up in the air.

A couple of days ago, I wanted to load into Excel the "Files"
lists from several ftp sites.  The intent was to sort and 
prioritize for some batch mode ftp-ing late at night.  So I
ftp the stuff over to my Plus (NCSA Telnet.  It crashes a LOT,
but when it works, it's great).  I go into Excel and open the 
text file.  Great.  So I do a test "Parse" on the first line to
break it up into fields.  It looks OK, so I select the whole
file (Several thousand lines) and do a "Parse".  I then go over
to the apple menu to move back to telnet to get some useful work
done.  No go.  OK, try Master Juggler.  No go.  Excel wants all
of it.  Go get a soda.  Still cranking.  20 minutes later, it's
finally done, and I can get some work done.  This would NOT have
happened on my Amiga.  End of example.  For those who will, no doubt,
tell me I have a broken System, Finder, Excel, etc.  I don't CARE.
The bottom line is that I couldn't do useful work with what I've
got, and most productivity software on the Amiga is at least well
enough behaved that that is not a problem.  No matter how old it
is.  Hell, even my attempt at porting 'sc' does better than that.
My local Apple dude tells me "Wait for System 7.0".  Yeah. right.
on a 2.5 MB Plus.  I hope my IIci comes in soon.  

                                                        - MM

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passaretti@crd.ge.com                     {whatever}!crdgw1!brahe!passaret