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From: rminnich@super.ORG (Ronald G Minnich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: simple multitasking examples
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Date: 13 Feb 89 22:20:09 GMT
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In article <3031@ihlpm.ATT.COM> jmdavis@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Davis) writes:
>Anyway, the point here is to come up with a quick, thoughtful,
>expression of Amiga uniqueness wrt multitasking. Multiple windows
>isn't it, nor is "multi processing" since some machines can emulate
heck, i think it is simple. Real multitasking means i can start up 
as many copies of ProWrite, or TeX, or whatever, as i want. 
Most of those pseudo-multitasking kludges won't let you start up more 
than one copy of any program (is this still true of MultiFinder?) 
because they walk all over themselves. 
   I do know of one project that got totally screwed because of this
very limitation in Microsoft Windows. And i do know some mac junkies
who argue that the MultiFinder limitation is a feature (!).
And of course there was the bozo in Computer Shopper who argued that
multitasking did not mean running a game and a word processor at the same 
time. People finally admit multitasking is good, they don't want
to admit their machine doesn't really have it, so they make things up.
Back to the emotional level ...
ron