Re: The Manager from Seven Hills (INFO!!)

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

mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz) writes:
: 
: The following release was passed on to me directly from Seven Hills...

Thanks!

: DON'T SETTLE FOR A LIMITED "SWITCHER"--the Macintosh started with this type of
: program but MultiFinder made it obsolete.  Macintosh users know from experience
: that a MultiFinder program gives you greater control, makes you more
: productive, and is more enjoyable because it's easier to use.  The only true
: MultiFinder for the IIGS is The Manager...it even supports multi-tasking for
: some applications without requiring additional software.

So, the limited "Switcher" mentioned here must be Switch It! (The only other
commercial or workable product)

I have not seen a demo of The Manager yet, but base on the experience of
Kangaroo, I am willing to buy it. Too bad if I buy this, there will be one
less Procyon customer.

There are a few things that I am concerning:

1) Switch It! is quite reliable, but nobody here yet seen The Manager. I wish
   to know how compatible it is going to be. If it is as good as Kangaroo,
   I will be one of the first to place the order.

2) The Manager, according to the press release, put all the windows of
   different programs in one screen (ala leapFrog) - this, in my opinion
   is not good. Unlike Mac, GS have two resolutions - just imagine having
   Milestone 2000 running together with AppleWorks GS, or worse, running
   DreamGrafix in SBC 3200 mode with GraphicWriter III! Switching screen is
   a *much* better way to go!

3) Multitasking is mentioned, but what type of multitasking? Coorporative?
   Preemptive? What type of programs multitasks and what don't? Can we 
   choose? Can we turn it off (if speed is critical)?

Thanks for any responce.

: Michael Heintz

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