Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!labrea!decwrl!pyramid!prls!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Single tasking the wave of the futu Message-ID: <2602@mmintl.UUCP> Date: 7 Dec 87 22:49:19 GMT References: <3445@hoptoad.uucp> <3300014@uiucdcsm> Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT. Lines: 15 In article <3300014@uiucdcsm> grunwald@uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >Not only that, but to use the thing at all, you had to devote an entire PC >to their thing. That "entire PC" can be had for under $1000 today. In a few years, you may be able to get it for under $100. Now how concerned are you about devoting an entire PC to the task? Just to clarify, it is my opinion that multi-tasking *is* the wave of the [near] future for micro-computers. All I'm saying is that it isn't a sure thing. -- Frank Adams ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Ashton-Tate 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108