Re: The Manager vs. SwitchIt!

[vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry)]

khym@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu wrote:

> GNO does preemptive multitasking, just not with more than 1 desktop
> application.

I see no reason why a desktop program that specifically takes advantage of
the presence of GNO wouldn't multitask with another desktop program given
Switch-IT!

For example, if and when I write a desktop program, I will check for GNO and,
if it is poresent, fork() off certain long things like printing.
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