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- From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Swich It and Multitasking
- Message-ID: <1992Aug21.021633.12568@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 02:16:33 GMT
- References: <1992Aug19.054423.14630@ausom.oz.au>
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- cjs@ausom.oz.au (Cameron Silver) writes:
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- >I'v been following the discussions about switch it and how multitasking on a
- >GS is something that is not very easy to do.
-
- >My understanding of Switch It is that it can suspend execution of program A,
- >and resume executing program B, at the user's request; and of course go the
- >other way. Now if it switched between programs A and B very rapidly, wouldn't
- >it be (at the user's point of view) the same as multitasking the two programs?
-
- >I am not a GS programmer, so feel free to put me in my place if this idea is
- >about as sensible as putting 'Cling Rap' over the ozone hole.
-
- >It was just a thought.
-
- I don't know much programming the IIGS either, but...
- I don't think it would be very practical. True, it might allows you
- to pseudo-"multitask." Nonetheless, the IIGS might experience major
- performance drop, as it has to save the current status conds, etc....
-
- A Multitask OS exists for the IIGS, right? why not use that instead?
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- >--
- >Cameron Silver
- >Internet: cjs%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au
-
- >Try to have some fun. It's quicker if you run! :-)
-
- Yours Sincerely,
- Kelvin
- e-mail: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu
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