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From: gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
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References: <61@ryptyde.UUCP> <1991Jun18.125532.3766@NCoast.ORG> <1991Jun19.201632.1386@milton.u.washington.edu> <1991Jun20.111358.759@agora.rain.com> <1991Jun21.021339.11214@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> <43643@cup.portal.com>,<127@ryptyde.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 19:29:05 GMT

In article <127@ryptyde.UUCP>, dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy) writes:
>Responding to the following:
>
>"Oh, Amiga DOES NOT need a lot of desktop space compared to Mac, as we have
>screens, which a lot of Mac users still not quite understand..."
>
>Give me a break. On my dinky 9" screen (Mac SE) I have a Virtual 2-page
>display. The screen scrolls automatically according to the active window,
>WP cursor position, or mouse cursor.

But "Joe MacUser" doesn't have this.  Your virtual 2-page monitor
requires a third-party extension to the Macintosh System Software,
whereas the multiple virtual screens of the Amiga are part of the OS.

Please, this has been a great thread thus far - this is the first
semi-imflammatory response thus far (that wasn't smileyed).  Let's
keep it that way, not turn it into a "oh yeah?" "sez you!" thread...

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Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University
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Disclaimer : All opinions expressed here are mine and only mine.  So there!
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