Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site sun.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!guy From: guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k Subject: Re: 68vs86 (flame?) Message-ID: <2392@sun.uucp> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 05:45:31 EDT Article-I.D.: sun.2392 Posted: Mon Jul 8 05:45:31 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 00:20:44 EDT References: <253@kontron.UUCP> <2328@sun.uucp> <260@kontron.UUCP> <2350@sun.uucp> <306@kontron.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 23 > > ... I'd go batty on a single-tasking system no matter how > > fast it was, unless it was *so* fast that I never had to wait for it to > > complete any of the tasks (and even then I'd sorely miss having multiple > > windows). > > I have to choose very carefully what I want at home, as the computer > budget competes for money with the beer budget. Do you have a "home" > system? If you don't what would you (really) be able to buy and what > software would it run? I presume this question was directed at me; for the record: No, I don't have a home system; I have no use for one. Since I do have no use for one, the question of what I'd really be able to buy and what software it'd run is irrelevant. At work, however, I'm quite glad I have a machine which supports multiple tasks. The original poster seemed to think that multi-tasking in a workstation was of little use; I was pointing out that this is false. Multi-tasking will increase the cost of your workstation (if not in hardware, then in software complexity). It's not worth the money to some people. It is worth the money to others. A general statement that it's unnecessary is silly. Guy Harris