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From: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: A/UX window systems, Mac toolbox, etc
Message-ID: <365@esquire.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 88 21:11:59 GMT
References: <4129@hoptoad.uucp> <283@rhesus.primate.wisc.edu> <1710@ssc-vax.UUCP> <7670@apple.Apple.Com> <823@nuchat.UUCP>
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In article <823@nuchat.UUCP> peter@nuchat.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>> As far as which type of multitasking is preferable, I think the answer is, a
>> combination of both.  Even if preemption is available it is still *highly*
>> desirable to allow the application to notify the OS that it has nothing useful
>> to do for a given time period.
>
>You probably need to spend some time studying the history, theory, and practice
>of operating system design... or else let someone else speak for Apple.
>I know that there are some highly competant people there, look what they've
>managed to do with the Mac design.

Again, net-readers, the folks using Apple's computers to post are
*NOT* posting as official reps of Apple -- that's why they all have
such lengthy disclaimers.  If they happen to get some of their facts
wrong, it's because they don't always know what they're talking about,
just like the rest of us...  :-) :-)

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