doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) (06/05/89)
In article <4712@okstate.UUCP> norman@a.cs.okstate.edu (Norman Graham) writes: >OK, I guess I walked into that one :-). I still contend that >"true multitasking" is like "true facts": 'True' adds no meaning >to the phrase. I know what you mean, but I can't resist pointing out that the word "factoid", coined in recent years, is often defined as a "false fact", as opposed to a "true fact". There's a good direction to head in...you could call non-preemptive multitasking "multitaskoiding"! :-) Or "psuedo-multi-taskoiding"? Doug -- Doug Merritt {pyramid,apple}!xdos!doug Member, Crusaders for a Better Tomorrow Professional Wildeyed Visionary
Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greggy) (06/07/89)
In article <374@xdos.UUCP> doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) writes: > ...you could call non-preemptive multitasking "multitaskoiding"! :-) Or not. > Or "psuedo-multi-taskoiding"? Nope. Don't think so. %-b > Doug Merritt {pyramid,apple}!xdos!doug > Member, Crusaders for a Better Tomorrow Professional Wildeyed Visionary ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Greg Marriott + AppleLink: Greg + + Just Some Guy + + + "My phone is always busy" + Internet: Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Apple Computer, Inc. + + 20525 Mariani Ave, MS-27bc, Cupertino, CA 95014 + + (408)974-busy + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++