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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: All about sys 7.0 <long>
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Date: 28 Mar 91 15:42:47 GMT
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In article <1991Mar27.163059.27061@fwi.uva.nl>, freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) writes:
> 
> The mac is not multitasking iff it is showing a watch cursor.
> 
> Question: Did you ever see a watch cursor on the mac.
> If so: that mac was not multitasking at that moment.

Not necessarily true.  I've writen programs (used by many people out
there) that displays a watch cursor and still calls WaitNextEvent
or system task.  Background applications are still running and receiving
time.

In general, there is no reason why a watch cursor should mean no multitasking,
although I'm sure there are some applications that work that way.

(of course there are those who claim that the Mac isn't ever MultiTasking...)

-- michael

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