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From: caromero@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (C. Antonio Romero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ST Report Volume II No. 55 (part 2/2)
Message-ID: <3848@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 5 Oct 88 17:44:09 GMT
References: <1996@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: caromero@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (C. Antonio Romero)
Organization: Princeton University, NJ
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In article <1996@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan) writes:
< excerpting from ST REPORT >
>                            GEM Multi-Tasking

>Fm: JOHN RULEY 76227,117
>To: Neil Harris 73256,3275 (X)

>I just got the word that I can let the cat out of the bag NOW:

>I spent last weekend at DRI in Monterey.  GEM multitasks.  Read that 
>again: GEM MULTITASKS!  
>No compromises - and a *nice* interface, with multiple "virtual
>consoles", each of which can hold several windows.  Desk accs are gone - 
>but, then again, they really aren't.  The DESK menu still has 6 positions
>for application names, which can be used to launch any GEM app as if it 
>was an accessory.

>This is all running RIGHT NOW - I saw it work.  And here are two biggies:
>I saw it running on a Hercules monochrome system (720x348 BW graphics) and...

Uhh... what machine did you say this was running on?

I had the impression that Hercules mono was for IBM PC's... 1/2 :-)
also, I had the impression that GEM for the Atari was no longer
supported by DRI, or some such, and that the Atari's underlying OS
won't do multitasking no matter what...

>Folks - it's a whole new ballgame!

Sure, for IBM people...
>John.

Is there any sign that any of this great news will apply to the Atari
community?

-Antonio Romero      romero@confidence.princeton.edu