Re: Spectrum doesn't suck :)

[irsman@iastate.edu (Ian Schmidt)]

In article <2bau1c$3im@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
>James L Brookes (jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu) wrote:
>: In article <1993Nov3.165807.8809@ifi.unizh.ch> gudat@avalon.unizh.ch (gudat
>: henrik) writes:

>: >break it under those systems.  But the only system that multi-tasks is The
>: >Manager (but it requires TMv1.1 which isn't available yet). 

>: What the _hell_ is that supposed to mean?  I really think Seven Hills should
>: watch out when they make claims about other people's products, especially
>: when they obviously know nothing about them.  FYI, GNO multitasks, and it'll
>: multitask just fine with Spectrum, as long as they don't "[do] anything
>: to intentionally break it".
>
>I think he simply means the only system that Spectrum multitasks with is
>The Manager, not saying that GNO can't multitask. Am I right, henrik?

That may be so, but most of us who speak English as a first language interpret
the phrasing "the only system that multi-tasks is the Manager" as meaning that
"no other system multi-tasks".  I think James is correct in assuming it's
another case of SHS being not-so-vaguely insulting towards Jawaid and Procyon.
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