Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!mtuxo!mtgzz!drutx!clive
From: clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: System 8.0: no more DA's.
Message-ID: <9667@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 16 Dec 88 20:22:24 GMT
References: <321@internal.Apple.COM>
Organization: resident visitor
Lines: 39

From article <321@internal.Apple.COM>, by goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman):
> 
> As an aside to the person asking about TRUE multitasking in 8.0, MultiFinder
> already supports true multitasking.  That is, it divvies up CPU time
> between multiple applications.  If the reference is to preemptive multitasking,
> then there is really no reason to get excited.  Preemptive multitasking
> will make life a bit easier on developers, but not much, and have no
> typical effect on users.  The only point at which preemptive multitasking is
> more useful to a Mac end user is when he is using a buggy app.
> 
> -Phil Goldman
> Apple Computer

Just a vote.  Thank you for finally saying this.

It must have been difficult to listen to the constant flow of abuse, for
what is indeed a completely useful and satisfactory product; one of clearly
a great deal of careful effort.

Clive Steward

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