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From: jdow@gryphon.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: resources
Message-ID: <1396@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 11:55:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: gryphon.1396
Posted: Tue Sep  1 11:55:38 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 3-Sep-87 02:16:36 EDT
References: <1394@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (Joanne Dow)
Organization: Wizardess Designs
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In article <1394@gryphon.CTS.COM> mjb@pnet02.CTS.COM (Martin Brown) writes:
>Amiga software developers please make your programs multi-tasking. The only
>programs that don't have to be are the ones 9.5megs in size! (Are you
>listening, makers of Chessmaster?!!). Also, don't "capture" resources before
>or after their needed, who needs a telcomm program that hogs the serial port
>when it's not dialing or maintaining a connection! C'mon guys! Sheesh!
>                      - Martin Brown -  mjb PNET

Martin, there are a lot of times I wish a modem program to speak to the serial
port when I am not dialing or connected. Such a time is when I am manually
setting modem parameters for a test, setting new baud rates (ya have to tell
it by sending a few characters on ost units), or when waiting for a call back.

Basically i don't mind haveing a modem program that hogs the port. On the other
tentacle i suppose it would be nice to have a modem program with a little
requester box that'd free the serial port until it was clicked on. ie. let there
be no automatic disconnect from the serial port; but, allow me as the user the
option of disconnecting entirely under my control wihout exiting the program.


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