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From: buzz@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Zabetian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: A/UX window systems, Mac tool...( Hum Interface)
Keywords: It works.
Message-ID: <2004@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 9 Mar 88 06:26:10 GMT
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Reply-To: buzz@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mahboud Zabetian)
Organization: Advanced Technology, Princeton University
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For all of you have have problems with how menus should be displayed while
multitasking, or which window will accept input, or whether you can do two
(three, four, five....) things at once, *PLEASE* take a look at MultiFinder.
I am sure I am not the only one who is tired of seeing articles on how it won't
be possible for having many applications run because of the menubar, or how the
windowing is confusing.

I have been using MultiFinder for months now.  I have Versaterm running in the
background while I type papers in MS-Word, and MacPaint wating in the
background till I am ready to copy pictures from it and paste it into word.
That's three things at once (by the definition someone gave of doing things at
the same time-open books)  If I get mail, Versaterm(connected to modem to UNIX
host) beeps and I see it in the corner of my eye as it scrolls up.  I can also
download something while continueing my paper, and then without quitting any of
the applications, I can use StuffIt to unstuff the file. 

On a SUN(most the time) the window accepting the input is the window that the
cursor is above.  On the Mac it is just as fast; just click on the window you
are interested in.  If you can't see the window, then click on the MultiFinder
icon, or use the Apple menu. 

And about getting sore wrists from moving the cursor in big screens.  If you
select the fast mouse tracking in the control panel, you only have to move the
mouse about ONE and a HALF inches(average in my case, may vary depending on
wrist)!! (For the Apple Mac II color monitor)

Please try playing around with a Mac before you start criticising it.  Remember
how mom used to say "How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tasted
it??"

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