Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:6589 comp.sys.amiga:12056 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!pepper!cmcmanis From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare... Message-ID: <37345@sun.uucp> Date: 24 Dec 87 00:26:45 GMT References: <2959@cbmvax.UUCP> <11191@oliveb.UUCP> <886@louie.udel.EDU> <3259@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> Sender: news@sun.uucp Reply-To: cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View Lines: 17 In article <3259@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> davidli@umn-cs.UUCP (Dave Meile) writes: |>Actually, the argument is "Joe Average doesn't NEED Multi-Tasking to |>accomplish the primary uses of a home computer" |> |> writing stuff |> filing stuff |> retrieving stuff |> playing games |> The degenerate case of this argument is "Joe Average User" really only needs a pencil, some paper, and a box to do the above. We are down to arguing opinions. Could we move on now? --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.