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From: smaug@eneevax.UUCP (Kurt J. Lidl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Multitasking
Summary: Other possibilities
Keywords: multitasking, amiga (surprise!), mac, unix
Message-ID: <1666@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 88 12:29:53 GMT
References: <4322@cbmvax.UUCP> <1209@flatline.UUCP>
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Reply-To: smaug@eneevax.umd.edu.UUCP (Kurt J. Lidl)
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Organization: University of Merryland, Elec. Eng. Department
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In article <1209@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
>In article <4322@cbmvax.UUCP>, marc@cbmvax.UUCP (Marc Rifkin CATS) writes:
>> Just be glad ...
>> You have the only computer that REALLY
		     ^^^^^^^^
[I'm going to assume he meant "microcomputer"]
>> multitasks.

>Is this:

>a. a jab at OS/2, or
>b. a dogmatic statement that doesn't take into account the unix-pc or
>'86 based unix systems?

or
 c. a mondo-jab at "MacMultitasking"
 d. a proud reference to a PC OS that had the "vision" to include
    multiple tasks, virtual machines and all that other good multi-tasking
    lingo from the BEGINNING, instead of the "Gee - that is useful, lets put
    it in the next update to the OS!" mentality

I personally vote for option d.

(Obscure movie reference: What was the one in the middle?)

>Just curious, not flaming you.

Me too...

>[stuff about OS9 sent to the bit-bucket for resource reclaimation :-)]

>J. Eric Townsend
Kurt Lidl

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