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Subject: Re: OS9 on Amiga
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 12:44:13 EDT
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> ...                     My personal opinion is that the mass market does not
> need multitasking, and won't want to pay extra money to get it. As a
> programmer I want multitasking, but that doesn't mean the majority of people
> buying these types of systems do.
> 
My wife is not a 'computer type'.  She has used both a Mac and a Lisa
at work (at Apple...) and has complained to me that the Mac can't
print while editing, etc.  while the Lisa can.  I think the average
person DOES need multitasking, they just don't know it by that name.

Try asking some friends if they would like their computer to be able
to print and chew gum at the same time ...

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