Re: Spectrum etc. etc.

[derek@slab.slip.uiuc.edu (Derek Taubert)]

In article <2c1i41$8eu@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)  
writes:
> Michael Kent (kentm@pro-applejacks.cts.com) wrote:
> 
> : What if that one desktop application were Switch-It?  Would I be able to
> : switch between multiple memory-resident desktop applications while multi-
> : tasking several shell applications?
> 
> Yes, this would work. And we are having some discussions on c.s.a.gno on
> possible future integration between si and gno... you might want to follow
> that thread.

We?  It seems that discussion is mostly you talking to yourself.

Yes, Michael, this works really well as a matter of fact.  I was showing off
GNO and TCP/IP yesterday with the following:
	Booted into GNO - inittab set up to start up TCP/IP services
	logged in and started a quick pseudo file transfer daemon
	started up Switch-It then GSHK
	(in GSHK) opened up TMTerm
	(in TMTerm) telneted over to my NeXT
	(on NeXT through telnet session) initiated file transfer to my GS
	decoded transferred file with GScii+
	opened up resulting archive with GSHK
The process list for this is quite large (I forgot to mention the active
terminal off of the printer port) and everything works really smoothly.

> : What about The Manager?  Is it compatible with GNO?  Could I multi-task
> : shell and desktop applications with the combo?
> 
> The Manager is NOT compatible with gno. If you wish to get gno, use si.

It's pretty close, tho.  Both GNO and The Manager patch out the main interrupt
vector, which is at least one source of conflict.  I'm sure that there are
others (I haven't looked that closely at The Manager yet), but I'm also sure
that they could be worked out.  Your best bet is probably with Switch-It,
regardless.

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