Re: "Multi-Finder"-type pgms for IIgs?

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

Peter F Handel (handel@lars.acc.stolaf.edu) wrote:
: >Even though I am a great Switch It fan, I am also interested in it. What 
: >features do The Manager offer? Does it still flash a lot (that irritates
: >me)?

: I think that small flash is worth being able to multitask, especially
: at 14Mhz/64k SRAM :)

Not if:

* The Manager does not handle GNO, one of the best applications out there for
  GS, and Switch It does gracefully.

* The way The Manager handles 320-mode applications. When running 2 
  applications, the background application almost always have the wrong colour
  palette. Switch It will hide any background applications, so the look-and
  -feel will be identical to the normal GS.

* The Manager cannot handle as many applications as Switch It, since it does
  not share stack. Even Multi-GS which perform multitasking (I have never
  tried multitasking on either btw), it has stack sharing. 

But what I DO like about The Manager:

* It integrates into Finder rather well, unlike Switch It or Multi-GS.


Anybody know any features about the rumoured new The Manager?

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