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From: rminnich@udel.EDU (Ron Minnich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare...
Message-ID: <886@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 21 Dec 87 16:00:31 GMT
References: <2959@cbmvax.UUCP> <11191@oliveb.UUCP>
Reply-To: rminnich@udel.EDU (Ron Minnich)
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <11191@oliveb.UUCP> dragon@olivej.olivetti.com (Give me a quarter or I'll touch you) writes:
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>I think that these arguments aren't representative of an *average* user,
>since an average user is more likely not to own a modem.  Making a backup

I can't believe this discussion. Here we are, all us good hacker
types, arguing that Joe Average is Too Limited, The Poor Soul, 
to really  Appreciate the Beauty of Multi-Tasking (*cue Heavenly Choir*)

  You would be surprised what Joe Average can do. He is pretty 
smart. I have seen this any number of times: once the light goes
on in Mr. Average's head, he (and she, of course) will never 
want to give multi-tasking up. 
  The 'oh but desk accessories are ok' is a specious argument. 
Desk accessories are a kludge-o form of multi-tasking. If you 
want to argue that Desk Accessories are a good thing, then you
are arguing FOR multi-tasking.
ron
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ron (rminnich@udel.edu)