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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
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Date: 14 Jun 91 03:25:22 GMT
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awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) writes:
>In article <5116@orbit.cts.com> chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
>>ONLY if the application supports that format.. try dumping a MacDraw Circle,
>>or some other Structured drawing item into a cheap word processor.  it won't
>>work.
>
>Name that word processor.  I can't think of a Mac word processor that doesn't
>support pasting in PICTS.  A text editor might have this limitation.

A Structured drawing item from MacDraw or any other structured drawing program
are NOT PICTS.  

>
>>As i said above... i think you will start seeing less and less use of the Mac
>>clipboard.  since system 7 is somewhat multi-tasking...
>
>System 7 is basically as multitasking as MultiFinder was in previous releases.
>Since most people, for the next few months anyway, will be using System 7 as
>a task-switcher, the clipboard will work just fine.  (If you don't like a
>single clipboard, there are replacements.)

But people weren't FORCED to use multi-finder until sytem 7 came out.  people
will be using it MUCH more often.


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