[comp.sys.apple2] New strain of : Re: Multitasking on a II

mcgu5464@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Ronald J Mcguire) (12/28/90)

I had a thought. Why not write an NDA that could read and print an AWGS
or Paintworks etc file? Once the NDA is running, you could click the
window behind it to go back to the document. Use a large buffer and while
on an unaccelerated GS it may be choppy, you would at least be able to
use it. I would only really NEED multi for 2 things: background printing,
and xmodem transfers. The most important would be BP. Would this work?
I don't see why not if I can have a clock and a pair of eyes looking up and
updating in non-active windows. I don't know whats all involved as I never
used the TB or the 65xxx only the 65xx when it was fashonable to write
on the metal for everything. (and that was only 5 years ago.)
Dan