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From: jmsc@inesc.UUCP (Miguel Casteleiro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: simple multitasking examples
Summary: Sonix & terminal DO mix
Message-ID: <665@inesc.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 89 07:39:06 GMT
References: <3031@ihlpm.ATT.COM> <603NETOPRHM@NCSUVM> <1558@leah.Albany.Edu> <393@antares.UUCP>
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, LISBOA. PORTUGAL.
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In article <393@antares.UUCP>, pnelson@antares.UUCP (Phil Nelson) writes:
> In article<14659@cup.portal.com> Thyss@cup.portal.com (Brian TT Fudge) writes:
> >A simple way to show multitasking would be to get some Sonix song.  Play
> >it and use your terminal program to call up your favorite bbs.
> 
> This was one of the first things I tried after buying Sonix, unfortunately
> Sonix wanted the serial port (for MIDI, I presume) and so it grabbed it,
> whether or not it was already in use (by whatever comm program I was using
> back then). When I complained about this to Aegis, they said they would get
> back to me. I am still waiting.
> 
> Does anyone know if they ever fixed this?

  Just move the file 'keyboard' out of the miscellaneous directory and
Sonix will work fine with a modem connected at the serial port (I'm running
Sonix in the background right now and reading this news).
  BTW, this is my favourite multitasking example (one that I can't do on
Suns, MicroVaxes or whatever).

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 Miguel Casteleiro at
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