Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!cbmvax!andy From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Multitasking revisited Keywords: primitive ape like beings, digital watches Message-ID: <7614@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 10 Aug 89 16:23:12 GMT References: <8908041840.AA00412@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <4522@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <10977@watcgl.waterloo.edu> Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 28 In article <10977@watcgl.waterloo.edu> wsflinn@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Scott Flinn) writes: >I would kill for >a good task switching mechanism (and enough memory to use it), but the >kind of multitasking that is beyond the ability of a good task switcher >(eg. Multi-Finder) would be a scarcely used luxury. Seriously ? Interesting. I find my most frequently used instance of 'user level' multitasking is reading news while a compile is taking place, or when I'm doing a raytrace. (the second instance is opening another shell to get a directory of a disk I'm about to write all over :-) ) On a lower level, there's lots more going on; UUPC, NFS, I don't notice those unless I need them though) andy -- andy finkel {uunet|rutgers|amiga}!cbmvax!andy Commodore-Amiga, Inc. The Law of Software Envelopment Every program at MIT attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot expand are replaced by ones which can. Any expressed opinions are mine; but feel free to share. I disclaim all responsibilities, all shapes, all sizes, all colors.