Re: Is Switcher still alive?

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From: Stuart Burden
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1989 14:00

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In article <614NETOPRHM@NCSUVM> NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET (Hal Meeks) writes:
   | Mulifinder is essentially an extension on Switcher. Repackaged and
   | sold to the mac community as "multitasking".

Apple might take exception to you saying that :-)

The way I heard it (when MultiFinder was first released), Apple made
big noises about no code sharing whatsoever between Switcher and MultiFinder.

   | In other words, Switcher is a dead issue. Sorry.

Definately.  Although some people around here would rather give up thier lives
than switch (pardon the pun) to MultiFinder.. they just live with the
crashes (says he, just shaking his head in whimsical disbelief..).

   | --hal

Stu.

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Subject: Re: Is Switcher still alive?
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Date: 27 Feb 89 14:00:09 GMT
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