Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!lsuc!jimomura From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: OS9 on Amiga Message-ID: <810@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 16:48:32 EDT Article-I.D.: lsuc.810 Posted: Sat Sep 28 16:48:32 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 19:23:59 EDT References: <576@sftig.UUCP> <1001@bnl44.UUCP> <2011@amdahl.UUCP> Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Lines: 37 Xref: utcs net.micro.68k:1153 net.micro.amiga:240 Summary: Absolutely Right! In article <2011@amdahl.UUCP> ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) writes: >> ... My personal opinion is that the mass market does not >> need multitasking, and won't want to pay extra money to get it. As a >> programmer I want multitasking, but that doesn't mean the majority of people >> buying these types of systems do. >> >My wife is not a 'computer type'. She has used both a Mac and a Lisa >at work (at Apple...) and has complained to me that the Mac can't >print while editing, etc. while the Lisa can. I think the average >person DOES need multitasking, they just don't know it by that name. > >Try asking some friends if they would like their computer to be able >to print and chew gum at the same time ... > >-- > >E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems > >This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything. (Including but >not limited to: typos, spelling, diction, logic, and nuclear war) I doubt if this net should be used for polling, but there is *no* doubt that multi-tasking is wanted by any and all users of computers these days. Sometimes it may be hidden on the application level (such as music being played during a graphics realtime game) and sometimes people have it on the system level, but *all* users notice the difference and want it. It simply makes sense to put it on the system level where possible in order to derive maximum benefit. Cheers! -- Jim O. Byte Information eXchange: jimomura Compuserve: 72205,541 MTS: GKL6 -- James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura