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From: rjc@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: difference between 7.0 and amiga multitasking
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Date: 18 Jun 91 18:19:24 GMT
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In article <65@ryptyde.UUCP> dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy) writes:
>Responding to the following:
>
>"The big difference is that on a mac, the frontmost program gets all the time
>in wants, and has control over how much time it gives to other programs.
>This is not like the amiga, where the tasks priority determines the
>timesharing."
>
>You're wrong. There's nothing special about the frontmost app. The OS only 
>gives the frontmost app more processing power because it has to do user
>I/O. It doesn't have any more control than any other program.

 No, there is definately something special about the front most app.
It can control the CPU for a long as possible.

What would this do on a Mac?

main()
{
	int foobar;
	for(;;) foobar++;
}

  My guess is, this program would bring the machine down if it was
in front.



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