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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Amiga Business
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Date: Sat, 25-Oct-86 15:53:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 25 15:53:00 1986
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vanam@pttesac says:
> In article <1965@well.UUCP> kdd@well.UUCP (Keith David Doyle) writes:
> >
> >[..............]
> >
> >So, maybe, just MAYBE the effort ought to be concentrated on developing
> >the areas where the Amiga can do things that brand-X CAN'T.  Especially
> 
> You didn't mention multitasking.  The Amiga is the only computer in
> it's price range (that I'm aware off) that has multitasking.  I don't
> think we've taken much advantage of that feature.  The Amiga should
> be capable of receiving and transmitting email in the background.
> 
> It shouldn't take too much to have my Amiga then be able to accept
> a voice call from me and read my email to me.  I know this part would
> take a little peripheral equipment, but not that much.

    i agree that ("true") multi-tasking is important, especially to
folks like me who have been banging on Unix systems for years, but i
don't think it's going to provide for amiga the foot-in-the-door
business-application niche that publishing provided for the mac.
the ibm pc (running DOS, that is) doesn't have "real" multi-tasking,
but it has enough kludges like sidekick, carousel, and topview/windows
to satisfy the typical business user.  it won't be easy to convince
him he's missing something, or that it's important enough for him to
leave the ibm/microsoft/apple cradle.  i have a package on my desk
right now that allows a pc to transmit and receive e-mail (and files
in general) in the background.  the mac's desk accessories are almost
in the same league.

	wayne hamilton
	U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL
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