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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
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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.
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