Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:6564 comp.sys.amiga:12006 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!gryphon!richard From: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare... Message-ID: <2673@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: 22 Dec 87 09:04:44 GMT References: <2168@crash.cts.com> <3256@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 104 Summary: Look you little twerp.... In article <3256@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> davidli@umn-cs.UUCP (Dave Meile) writes: >In article <2168@crash.cts.com> haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel) writes: >> >> 5) Remember, what the few want today, the masses >> can't live without tomarrow! > >Ahem. In case you haven't noticed, the "masses" are NOT buying microcomputers. I believe he meant the masses = people who buy microcomputers. At any rate, people at large ARE buying microcomputers. How many of you folks parents use or now own a computer ? See what I mean. >They certainly aren't going to "need" multi-tasking systems, and would Then whats all this OS/2 nonsense all about then eh ? >Computer chauvenism. People will go to great lengths to "prove" that a >feature of the operating system or hardware is what makes a particular system >better. Of course, we all have a vested interest in that "proof" -- we >just don't want to believe that we bought an "outdated" computer. Hah! Oh, I see. If I had a 20,000 Mhz 68090, but said it was a reason to buy THAT computer it's computer chauvenism ? Right. Next. >People want computers (when they want them at all) to DO SOMETHING for >them. In the majority of cases with the Atari ST and the Amiga, that >"something" has been: > > writing stuff > filing stuff > retrieving stuff that's been filed > playing games > programming all of the above Speak for yourself, you nit. You have no idea what *I* do, or what *I* need. >Most of those who read these forums fall under the "programming" category. >Of course, for programmers, multitasking can be a delight. For the person >who is writing a term paper on the microcomputer, why bother? If you have Why bother ? WHY BOTHER ? How bout being able to call up as many editor windows as you have memory for ? I've had 5 going at once, and thats all I ever needed, but if I have more than a megabyte I could open more. I use Apollos at work, with 2 1/2 megs on a DN300 and can only open up 18 or so edit screens. I f I had more memory there... >access to two programs (ala Multifinder or perhaps through a "desk >accessory" [IBM PCs have desk accessories too, folks]) you already have >as much power as you're ever liable to need in most environments. ^^^^^^ Speak for yourself, nit. >It's totally "neat" to download a file and play chess at the same time. Fer shure dude, like totally awesome, real rad, man. I dont like chess. I like being able to simultaneously edit, compile, link, run the program, ray-trace, run a comm program and robortoff. I have been doing this for over two years on the amiga, and 1 year on Apollo's. I could not go back to a single tasking computer, nor would I accept a job programming one. Stone age. >But I've never come across a time when it was necessary to do so. So, let's >get off this kick about multitasking being a "necessity" in a computing >environment. Alright, thats it. For the last time, just because you dont want it/dont need it/can't understand it, don't for a second presuppose others dont want/need/understand multitasking. >-- Dave (I play games - and write stuff) Meile Open mouth, insert foot. Open hand, take egg. Apply to face. (What are you going to say when 'Uncle Jack' finally gives you multi-tasking ? flame atari for delivering such a uselessm unneeded 'feature' ?) P.S. This is not a flame. This is not even a spark. If you would like flames, I'll be glad to lay into you, you little jerk. Alt.flame is the place. Flamethrowers at 20 yards. 20 19 18 . . . -- "Well, they say that Santa Fe is less than 90 miles away" richard@gryphon.CTS.COM || {ihnp4!crash, hplabs!hp-sdd!crash}!gryphon!richard