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From: GREYELF@WPI.BITNET
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Subject: multitasking
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Date: 8 Apr 89 03:17:42 GMT
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>     To tell you the truth, I would rathat have multitasking with Prodos
>     8 programs than Prodos 16 or GS/OS.  What I'd like to do is run a BBS
>     in the background and still retain some productivity.  I use a lot
>     of 8 bit software so the board would be up most of the time etc...
>     IS this just absolutely impossible to do?  Like I said a while back, the
>     COCO III can multitask and I want to do it on my GS (especially now
>     that I've gotten used to UNIX and the Encore Multimax  :)  )

>                                Collin

Well Collin, Daemon will do that now, but unfortunately a minimum
of an enhanced IIe is necessary....

--
Michael J Pender Jr  Box 1942 c/o W.P.I.        I wrote SHELL and Daemon,
greyelf@wpi.bitnet   100 Institute Rd.          send bug reports, suggestions,
greyelf@wpi.wpi.com  Worcester, Ma 01609        checks to me.

People keep asking me if Shell or Daemon are compatible with the IIc, IIe.
YES, I wrote them on my Laser 128.  I mean, what would be the challenge to
multitasking on a IIgs?  I'll start writing dedicated gs programs when
somebody sends me one in the mail.