Re: multi-tasking on an 8-bit Apple II?

[bobryan9@my-deja.com]

In article <8knncu$qcd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Ralph Glatt <mairsil@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Now, wait a minute!! I remember stumbling across some software a
while back
> that allowed an 8 bit Apple // to run up to eight programs at once!
They
> achieved this somehow through the mouse?  It's been so long, I can't
> remember. It was back when I was on GEnie. Anyone else know what I'm
talking
> about??
>

The program sounds interesting.  It probably required extra RAM in the
auxillary slot (512k for 8 programs).  The mouse card can be used to
create interrupts.  The program most likely used mouse interrupts to
automatically switch between the programs (multitasking).

Other cards that can do interrupts include the TimeMaster II H.O.  I
have one of them and I've been testing it with "multiple-
personalities", my hacks at a program from Nibble magazine.

Bob


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