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From: jeff@visix.UUCP (Jeff Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Iconitis
Summary: OS problem not interface problem
Message-ID: <191@visix.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 89 22:59:19 GMT
References: <1930@dataio.Data-IO.COM> <11555@lanl.gov> <17376@cisunx.UUCP> <3769@ficc.uu.net>
Organization: Visix Software, Arlington, Virginia
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In article <3769@ficc.uu.net>, peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
> 
> [comparing user problems on Macs and PCs]
> 
> My usual question with either of these is "why can't I shove my ^%^&%&^
> compile into the background?".

This is purely an operating system problem, its not related to the interface
at all.

> -- 
> Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
[long address deleted]
								Jeff

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