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From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
Message-ID: <4918.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 28 Jun 91 08:13:06 GMT
References: <61@ryptyde.UUCP> <1991Jun18.125532.3766@NCoast.ORG> 
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Quoted from <127@ryptyde.UUCP> by dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy):
    [quoting someone else]
> "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,

    Perhaps, but so does the Ami. I believe there are several PD hacks
    to manage the Workbench like this.

> 75%. And despite this, I can STILL use what I see (press button, switch
> windows, etc) normally.

    And there is at least one hack to make Workbench run in HAM mode!
    You can STILL use what you see, in all 4096 colors!

    Ha. Real useful. :) I prefer being able to switch screens compared to
    using a "virtual" display. Faster, and more "to the point".
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*** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG.        jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***         "Endless variations, make it all seem new" - Devo.          ***