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From: page@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Bob Page)
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Subject: Re: Better Windows?
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Date: Thu, 14-May-87 13:48:37 EDT
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munson@ernie.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Ethan Munson) wrote:
                      ^^^^^^^^
>I think you're missing the point.  For most of the tasks that PCs are
>used for, a 68000 clocked at 8MHz with a text/command-line OS (like
>MS/DOS would be) is a ridiculous waste of compute power.

Whoa!  You must be stuck in Macintosh/GEM mode.  Some of us use our
68Ks at 8MHz with a multitasking OS, sir.

Having a command-line interface puts a much LOWER burden on the other
tasks currently running on the system.

..Bob (typing on an Amiga)
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Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept.   page@ulowell.{uucp,edu,csnet}