Re: Spectrum doesn't suck :)

[reevess@cse.fau.edu (Steve Reeves)]

In article <9311051621.AA25735@clarknet.clark.net> ncp@gnh-starport.UUCP writes:
>> >d) Is Spectrum compatible with GNO and SI?
>> >Probably so, but not tested.  We haven't done anything to intentionally
>> >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). 
>
>Perhaps Seven Hills meant to say the only "desktop" multitasker?  I really
>doubt that SHS is out to offend people, and I believe they've mentioned
>compatability issues about a couple of their products with GNO, meaning they
>must know something about it.  Certainly point it out when they goof, but I
>don't think it was intentional in this case.
>
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>NCP                        ncp@gnh-starport.clark.net
>                         niteeyes@pro-woolf.clark.net
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I agree it was probably unintentional.  I think what SHS meant to say
was "But the only system [Spectrum was *designed* to] multi-task [with]
is The Manager".  Of course, that's the beauty of GNO: for the most part,
you don't *have* to design software to multitask with it.

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Steve Reeves
reevess@cse.fau.edu