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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: What compilers are AppleShareable?
Message-ID: <12777@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 24 Jun 88 17:39:59 GMT
References: <272@uvabick.UUCP> <12647@apple.Apple.COM> <3248@ccicpg.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <3248@ccicpg.UUCP> nick@ccicpg.UUCP (Nick Crossley) writes:
>What about a version of MPW which works under MultiFinder even better than
>it does currently?  That is, when will we be able to run Makes in the
>background?

The current internal releases of the MPW Shell DO support running in the
background under MultiFinder!  The MPW 3.0 release will have background
processing of tools.  The key to being MultiFinder compatible is by
calling the RotateCursor and SpinCursor calls in ToolLib. Any tool that
CURRENTLY makes these calls is ALREADY MF compatible with the new Shell.

What the new shell does is patch calls to SetCursor.  The patch allows
the MPW Shell to update any windows that need updating, and calls
WaitNextEvent so that MPW can be swapped in and out.  It works very
nicely and I have been doing background compiles for quite some time,
while downloading with MacTerminal 2.3 in the background, while writing
a letter with MS Word 3.02, while looking up phone number with HyperCard
1.2.... while using 5 MB of RAM!

Dan Allen
Apple Computer