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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
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Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
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Date: 27 Jun 91 20:09:49 GMT
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In article <1991Jun27.073542.442@neon.Stanford.EDU> torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie) writes:
>rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>
>>If it has
>>to redraw everything, it may start to get annoying if you switch alot.
>
>  Yes, in which case I use the 21" monitor, and have everything open at
>the same time.  :-)

  That's nice, if you can afford it, but I find it still doesn't solve
the problem. No matter how big the screen is, I like to have shell windows/
text editors/comm programs  open up to full size. This cuts down on
scrolling and allows me to see more of what I am editing at once.
That's why I like having a full screen shell on one screen, and
a full screen comm program on another (like I have now) I can switch
quickly between them with one keypress or via the mouse (pressing
the left and right buttons at the same time). No matter how much you
give a user, he will find a way to use it up, and want more.
(This applies to ram, cpu power, screen real estate, etc)
Windows help maximize screen real estate but too many on one screen
starts to slow switching between them down. Screens don't have this problem.

>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Evan Torrie.  Stanford University, Class of 199?       torrie@cs.stanford.edu   
>"I didn't get where I am today without knowing a good deal when I see one,
> Reggie."  "Yes, C.J."


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