Multitasking Multitasking is the ability of a computer to do more than one thing at once. The Amiga uses a system called pre-emptive multitasking which allows it to 'multithread', i.e. perform one task whilst another is still going on in the background. The PC uses a system called 'timesiting' which envolves the OS switching between the two tasks very quickly. This inevitably leads to a loss of speed and available processor power.
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