Re: Multi-tasking

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From: Eric R. Smith
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:08

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In article <1gm409INN190@katmandu.solbourne.com> stevem@solbourne.com (Stephen Matson) writes:
>ersmith@netcom.com (Eric R. Smith) writes:
>>It's not only the de facto standard for multitasking, it's also
>>the de jure standard (i.e. the official one). Or perhaps more
>>accurately I should say it's "going to be" the official standard,
>>since MultiTOS when it is released will use the MiNT kernel to
>>provide multitasking. (MultiTOS will also provide a much enhanced
>>AES and desktop which will have extensions to support multitasking).

>  I'm sure this is FAQ but is Multi-TOS going to be available 
>to all ST owners (At least those with enough RAM) or will it just be 
>on the Falcon?

MultiTOS will certainly be available for any 68030 equipped Atari
machine (TT, Falcon, or ST with a 68030 upgrade board). It has not
yet been decided whether a 68000 version will be available; 68000s
don't have an MMU (so memory protection isn't possible) and also
are rather slow for doing serious multitasking, so I would really
recommend a 68030 for MultiTOS.

Eric Smith	ersmith@netcom.com	ersmith@atari.uucp
I'm a programmer, not a spokesperson.

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