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From: uzun@pnet01.cts.com (Roger Uzun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 'Virtual Monitors'
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Date: 6 Jan 90 08:36:05 GMT
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>> This flexibility violates the spirit of a multitasking OS
You seem to have misunderstood the concept of virtual screens,
An application sets up the screen size, resolution, depth as
it sees fit, and many give a number of choices, there are MANY 
screens available at any time, the can be depth arranged and can have
windows attached.  It DOES NOT violate the spirit of multitasking,
indeed the amiga is a TRUE multitasking machine and the screen
is a resource, that is virtual screens are.  One program cannot
legally affect the aspects of anothers screens.

Having worked extensively with MultiFinder and AMigas OS,
I much prefer the Amiga approach, most who have tried both
also prefer this aspect of the Amiga exec.

-Roger

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