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Re: Multitasking discussion

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From: gordon
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1987 09:31
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In article <1588@lsuc.UUCP> jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) writes:
>In article <8702131709.AA28497@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET.UUCP writes:
>
>1.  GEM calls from OS-9.  This likely won't work.  I don't *know* that they
>won't work, but GEM just wasn't designed for multi-tasking and I expect at
>the very least that interrupt handling may become contentious.  I *think*

But DR say it is designed so that they can add it later, they already have a
version that allows you to switch between several 'processes' though only
the top one is actualy running, and say they do intend to bring out a real
multi tasking one later. (OK i admit it, a lot later probably).
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From: gordon@sage.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Multitasking discussion
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Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 04:31:39 EST
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