Re: Ask yourself these before you choosing a 32bit OS...

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From: scott goehring
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 22:27

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In article <41fvd5$efj@bmtlh10.bnr.ca>, Linh Dang <linhd@bnr.ca> wrote:

>I THINK the term "multitasking" is invented bye marketer. Techies
>describe their system as "time-sharing", IM very HO.

the text i used for intro to operating systems (in the late 80s)
called it "multiprogramming".  "time sharing" refers specifically to a
multiprogrammed OS useing a preemptive scheduling algorithm
specifically designed to support multiple interactive users.

of course, the argot drifts with time.

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Subject: Re: Ask yourself these before you choosing a 32bit OS...
Date: 23 Aug 1995 22:27:00 GMT
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