Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Joe Ragosta
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 20:59

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In article <4gl353$d36@news-f.iadfw.net>, clyde@iadfw.net (Clyde Coffey) wrote:

> wade@macc.wisc.edu (Wade E. Masshardt) wrote:
> 
> >In article <4gh8ma$b9p@news-f.iadfw.net>, clyde@iadfw.net (Clyde
Coffey) wrote:
> 
> >>What's your point? Copland can't even completely isolate brand new
> >>made-for-Copland apps from each other.
> 
> >What is your source for this?  According to the Copland Technical Overview
> >(available from
>
><ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Developer_Services/Technical_Documentation/Tools_Demos_&_Tech_Overviews//Copland_WWDC_Materials.sit.hqx>)
> >Copland processes (i.e., server processes) are each in their own memory
> >space.  How the hell do you get any more isolated than that?
> 
> The document you cite distinguishes between applications and server
> processes. Copland starts a cooperative process for each application.
> All cooperative processes share memory space.

No. You're misreading it. Older applications which are not Copland savvy
are cooperatively multitasked. New apps have a separate memory space and
are shared preemptively.

-- 
Regards,       Joe Ragosta

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 15:59:44 -0500
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