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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare...
Message-ID: <1935@cadovax.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 87 20:14:15 GMT
References: <2027@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> <2643@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Reply-To: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
Organization: Contel Business Systems, Torrance, CA
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In article <2643@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>>I can't think of *any* two tasks which I do on my home machine which
>>take enough time to make m/p profitable, and which could co-exist sensibly
>>with only two floppy drives.  I suspect (OPINION, MINE, MY VERY OWN) that
>>the same is true of the usage patterns of MOST home machines -- and, again,
>>I emphasize that I think this present group is unrepresentative, and very
>>much a minority.
>
>*Any two* Geesh, How about two editors ? How about five editors ? How
>about An editor and a c compile ? How about a modem program and a compile and
>an editor ? etc. etc. etc. 

And it might be interesting to note that Richard here has a total of 1
(count 'em, 1) floppy drive on his A1000.  I've seen him do edits and
compiles and communications all on that 1 drive system, without swaps.  

Ever hear of a "RAM:" disk?

Keith Doyle
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