Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Path: utzoo!utdoe!david From: david@doe.utoronto.ca (David Megginson) Subject: Re: Multitasking Message-ID: <1991Feb21.200021.5449@doe.utoronto.ca> Reply-To: david@doe.utoronto.ca (David Megginson) Organization: Dictionary of Old English Project, University of Toronto Date: Thu, 21 Feb 1991 20:00:21 GMT In , Mark Torrance writes: > I have noticed problems with crashing when running multiple programs > under MiNT. I wondered whether anyone has compiled a good list of > which programs work and which don't under MiNT. > As far as I know, the main reason that programs crash under MiNT is that they are buggy. If a program is running alone, there is often a lot of extra memory in the computer, so if a program writes to the wrong memory accidentally, it does no damage and the bug goes undetected. When you are running a lot of programs together, there is not usually as much empty memory, so a buggy program is more likely to do something REALLY nasty, like overwriting someone else's .text segment (sure death). This is a problem with the M68000 chip (which doesn't have memory protection) and with the programs involved, but in no way reflects badly on MiNT. You might find the same problem if you run a lot of auto-folder programs and desk accessories, then run a program in the remaining memory. David -- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / David Megginson david@doe.utoronto.ca / / Centre for Medieval Studies meggin@vm.epas.utoronto.ca / ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////