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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: simple multitasking examples
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Date: 13 Feb 89 21:42:25 GMT
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Basically, there is no way to convince someone that doesn't have a
multitasking machine that multitasking is the neatest thing since
sliced bread. If you have been involved with microcomputers for any
length of time you will know that the *exact* same thing happened with
hard disks. Simply put, many otherwise intelligent people refused to
believe that it was more convienient to have a hard disk full of stuff
than it was to have several floppies, each with it's contents nicely
separated from the others. No need to scan through long directory listings
for a specific file, just pop in the floppy. No need to worry about 
running out of space, just buy somemore floppies. Etc, etc, etc.
Now however, lots of folks can't live without a hard disk.

I expect multitasking will evolve in much the same way. People will get
it and use it just like they used hard disks originally, like a giant
floppy. Run a program, exit, run another. After a while they will do
something that they couldn't do before, nor even thought of doing before
and the light will go on. Poof, converted for life. 


--Chuck McManis
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These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.