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From: hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: I want multitasking: so there.
Message-ID: <10031@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu>
Date: 26 Sep 89 06:52:54 GMT
References: <890922-074417-3556@Xerox> <45da0716.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Reply-To: hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu)
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept., Ann Arbor
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In article <45da0716.14a1f@force.UUCP> covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes:
>But, sun Workstations and Apollow Workstations support multi-windowing.
>They are a little out of my price range though.

Well, old 3/50s and 3/60s are pretty cheap now that Sun's 030 machines
are out. And Apollo has some nice new 68030 based workstations that are
relatively cheap, like in the $2500 range for a base system. (16MHz 030,
8MB RAM, 1280x960 mono 19" display... Cool stuff.)
>
>If the TT could come out with the multi-tasking multi-windowing OS it would
>be a start. But, there start aren't any professional CASE tools out for the
>ST (or by extension the TT) yet.
Hm... gdb runs on the ST now. Pretty intense debugging system...
>
>So, thats what I would like to see in a TT !!
>P.S. Oh yes, I need another window to play Flight Simulator in when I get
>bored coding!!!!
Yeehah! I prefer arcade shoot-em-ups, though Falcon is pretty cool...
>
>Richard Covert


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