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From: john@viper.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: desk accessories
Message-ID: <1080@viper.Lynx.MN.ORG>
Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 14:10:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: viper.1080
Posted: Wed Jun  3 14:10:02 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jun-87 04:31:39 EDT
References: <16225@cca.CCA.COM> <1432@ubc-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: john@viper.UUCP (John Stanley)
Organization: DynaSoft Systems
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In article <1432@ubc-cs.UUCP> manis@ubc-cs.UUCP (Vincent Manis) writes:
 >In article <16225@cca.CCA.COM> m204help@cca.CCA.COM (Keith Hedger) writes:
 >>
 >>Could I have my main program loaded and also have 2-3 other programs
 >>either written by myself or purchased, loaded as accessories ?
 >You can't turn an application into a DA or vice versa. Other than that, the
 >only other restriction is the limit of 6 DA slots that GEM imposes. 
 >

 Applications can only be turned into desk accessories by rewriting them.
Vincent is correct as far as desk accesories are concerned, but there is 
an alternative that would address the underlying question Keith seems to 
be getting at...  Since Keith just wants to be able to access multiple 
application programs (which he probably doesn't have source code for), 
the alternative is using a program called K-Switch.  This is a "switcher" 
(not a multi-tasker) which allows multiple application programs to be
loaded at the same time and for the user to "switch" back and forth 
between the various programs using a special keystroke.

  Using K-Switch takes -Lots- of memory.  It essentialy divides your ST's 
memory to create multiple psudo-ST's.  Even with this disadvantage, it's 
still a very useful program as long as you have the memory and the need 
to have more than one application available at the same time.

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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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