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- From: jeremyn@nj5.injersey.com (Jeremy )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: Amiga Multitasking...yawn
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 02:49:38 GMT
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- Frank Breedijk (breedijk@hell.xs4all.nl) wrote:
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- > JP> impressed! But this multitasking just isn't any better than Windows,
- > JP> System 7.5 or whatever.
-
- > Don't hurt my eyes like that please.
-
- > JP> If I copy a file from disk to Hard drive (OS is on HD but not partition
- > JP> copying to)...I wait and boy do I have to WAIT! Now I thought I could
- > JP> copy a file and do whatever else. Why is this? could I copy a file from
- > JP> floppy to HD, if I had two HD's? One for the OS and One for the file
- > JP> being copied to.
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- > First of all, how are you copying, if you are using the workbench to copy the
- > file, than you indeed have to wait, because the task is busy, but other tasks
- > still run. Try loading you ANSI edito first and then copiing the file.
-
- > JP> Soooo why is Amiga Multitaking better than Win 3.11 or any other OS.
- > JP> Amiga is fast and tasks full advantage of it's resources , but the
- > JP> multitasking is just not that great. Unless it could copy a file, print
- > JP> a page of text, and render an image. That would blow WinDOZE, System 7
- > JP> away as far as multitasking. Thanks in advance for setting me straight!
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- > First, the acid test, open for example DPaint and then goto the workbench and
- > format a disk. Then switch back to dpaint using Left amiga M to flip back. Try
- > this under windows. You can't!
-
- > The diferance is that in the amiga operating system, the operating system is
- > respocible for deviding the system time between the tasks running whereas on
- > windoz, the programs have to give up time to let the other programs run. This
- > is done differently under windows NT.
-
- > Offcourse I do have to admit that the amiga get sluggisch when you do a lot at
- > the same time, but it does not come to a grinding halt, it does still run. And
- > with more processorpower it would even run better.
-
- Get Executive, and it won't even be sluggish any more.
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- Jeremy
- jeremyn@injersey.com
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