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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
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- Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 20:58:40 GMT
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- John Bickers (jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
- :
- : So you can scroll one screen down to reveal part of the one below
- : it? And applications can use the OS to create split screens? Is
- : that what you're talking about, or are you just setting yourself
- : up for yet another "oh, I misread"?
- :
-
- John, do you have to be such an asshole all the time? Why are you taking
- statements out of context? I admitted my mistake, and got flamed for it.
- Here's John, the man who never makes mistakes.
-
- :
- : What we have is a concept that fits the hardware like a glove,
- : which provides a variety of benefits. One of which happens to be
- : this "extending real-estate" thing. The concept does not live or
- : die based on the real-estate benefit, so even now when huge
- : Workbench screens can be created, we still have screens.
- :
-
- Nevertheless, we were talking about extending real-estate. The subject
- of Windows multiscreen implementations came up. Did I ever say anything
- about them being *better* than Amiga screens? Why did you have to blow
- up in my face?
-
- :
- : *** John Bickers, TAP. jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
- :
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- | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
- | Drummers do it... | Burlington, MA USA | in my book of memories. |
- | ... In rhythm! | jerry@msi.com | -- Guns N' Roses |
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