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From: cc1@ucla-cs.ARPA (Michael Gersten)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: BUG in RUN command .. the worst kind
Message-ID: <12024@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 17:56:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 29 17:56:07 1986
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Reply-To: occ4mgk@oac.ucla.edu, cc1@ucla-cs.UUCP (Michael Gersten)
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Summary: How can I run two interactive programs (not shells)
Summary_line2: at the same priority at the same time?

There is one very major bug with run setting a lower priority. On unix,
this is no problem as
A. Background jobs by default get no terminal input
B. Unix has a scheduler that adjusts priorities.

BOTH of these assumptions FAIL on the amiga.

I recently had to change my startup-script to 'run loadwb' just so that
the 'run execute' command i have in there starts up competitive jobs.

IF you can get newcli to take a command script THEN I will agree that
run should set a lower priority. BUT THERE IS NO WAY (Please, please,
correct me if I'm wrong!!!) to start a second interactive program without
either the workbench or the run command. NEWCLI does not work--I want
a program (specifically, clock, notepad, and a newcli with a custom window)
to be available at the standard priority with no other window on screen.

Unfortunatly, the original window refuses to go away if there is any
'run command' task still active.
			Michael Gersten
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