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From: mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Mark Interrante)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple System 7.0
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Date: 18 May 89 10:34:34 GMT
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In article <492@iisat.UUCP> mackay@iisat.UUCP (Daniel MacKay) writes:
>In article <8905110108.AA02057@snoopy.UMD.EDU>, res12@snoopy.UMD.EDU (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>> 
>> In article <17148@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>> >
>> > [stuff about System 7.0 multitasking]
>> >
>> >Interesting. I have been using a system with such features, an Amiga,  since 
>> >1985.
>>
>> Interesting. I have been using such a system since 1984--
>> 	 A Lisa 2/10 running Lisa Office System.
>
> - a soft power switch that suspends all Multifinder processes and brings them
>   all back up when you power back up the next day, exactly as you left 
>   them.

I like this is idea.  Since VM is part of 7.0, it seems very easy to leave
disk based memory alone during shutdown so that your applications are still
active next time you restart the machine.  If there is a reason to close all
files then it is still reasonable to leave the aaplications turned on (save
time), in fact since the live cut/paste turns on applications often why not
leave them active?  Boot time for applications is a nontrivial amount of time
this would save lots of time.


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Mark Interrante   		  Software Engineering Research Center
mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu		  CIS Department, University of Florida 32611
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