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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare...
Message-ID: <2994@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 87 00:16:40 GMT
References: <3243@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <3243@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>, davidli@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Dave Meile) says:
> Xref: cbmvax comp.sys.atari.st:6806 comp.sys.amiga:12456

> I find that I get to do many little things around the house while I'm in
> a terminal session.  I can catch up on my reading, prepare dinner, change
> record albums, everything except un-ARC files I'm downloading (which is
> about the only thing I'd do if I owned a multi-tasking system).

You could download directly to a named pipe, de-arc that named pipe at the
other end, and thus completely avoid having to store the intermediate ARC
file.

> Face it, most of us are (for the most part) linear beings.  For single,
> home systems multi-tasking is a less than useful for what we bought a
> computer for ... writing information down, filing that information,
> retrieving the information and playing games.  :-)

Well, you linear-thinking beings will be going the way of the dinosaur
any day now.  Evolution has brought about creatures that can walk and chew
gum at the same time.  And that's even before the active thinking brain 
kicks into gear.


> -- Dave Meile

> (yes, I know I'm cross-posting this ... some of my best friends own
>  Amigas, Macintoshes, IBM machines and Atari STs.  They are all less
>  powerful than the VAXstation 2000 sitting on my desk at work.)

Don't count on it; I've got this nice 68020 based Amiga sitting on my desk
here; put our VAX 750 to shame and even give the 785 a run for its money.
-- 
Dave Haynie     Commodore-Amiga    Usenet: {ihnp4|uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh
   "The B2000 Guy"              PLINK : D-DAVE H             BIX   : hazy
		"I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"