From: danaf@bray1b.its.rpi.edu (Frank R. Dana Jr.)
Subject: Re: Dan flipped through an AmigaWorld, and:
Reply-To: danaf@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:25:21 GMT

In article <1gm3vfINN7vr@uwm.edu>, bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R. Block) writes:
|> In article <1992Dec15.232305.16978@usl.edu> das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
|> >How does multitasking relate to 'screens'?
|> 
|> Well, it does.  Actually, let me add something.  Multitasking relates
|> to PRODUCTIVE multitasking.

Absolutely! (He meant screens relate to productive multitasking....)

|> Having one screen in which all programs run can be counterproductive.
|> 
|> 1) Related programs can be grouped on their own public screen.

YES!!! PLEEZE!!!

(Are you listening, Gold Disk!?!?)

|> 2) Large applications can have their own piece of real-estate to work
|> in, without fear of cluttering other applications.

Like my example of Maple and Slate...

|> 3) It avoids the problem of having everything clutter one window.

ditto

|> 4) "real estate" space is not limited to available resolution on the
|> system.  In fact, it gives a sense of "virtual real-estate", in which
|> it doesn't matter if you can't have a 4096x4096 workspace to fit all
|> of your apps onto without having to iconify half of them at a time to
|> get any work done.

Right. Everyone talks about "virtual screens" -- what would you rather have?
One 10000x100000 screen, or 10 714x482 screens?

I'll take Door #2, Monty...

|> >Well, there is a thing called Rooms for Windows that does this, I think.
|> 
|> Very likely.  It's probably spawned from XRooms (at least I believe
|> that's what it's called).  However, one couldn't even make jokes and
|> say that it's anywhere near as advanced as the motif of screens has
|> become on the Amiga.  Public Screens add an entire dimension to the
|> way the system works.

Wish more companies knew how to use them...

(Are you listening, Gold Disk!?!?!?)

Here's what I'd like to see... [soapbox time]

a new Tooltypes option:  
	SCREEN=
with the following options:
	WORKBENCH   --- open on WB screen
	DEFAULT     --- open on user-specified public screen
	PRIVATE     --- open new private screen
	PUBLIC      --- open new public screen

[we now return you to your regularly scheduled soapbox...]

|> >And the key to the success on the Mac.
|> 
|> I think perhaps "was" would be more appropriate:  I believe there is a
|> growing disfavor for the Mac philosophy as it is.

I believe there was ALWAYS a disfavor among the programmers. The users may have
liked it, but the users are sheep, to be trodden upon by the leaders of this
world. Such is their Lot.

8)

[got my A in CSII, I'm letting it go to my head for one day.... 8)  ]

|> >Yep - OS/2.  :-)
|> 
|> That's wishful thinking.  :)

That's delusion.

|> >Heh heh. So the Amiga is like a wooden box and OS/2 and Windows are like
|> >high technology?   8) 
|> 
|> And that's pulling straws out of a hat.  You're bound to tick off
|> someone with that line.  :)

Like me!

There's something to be said for simplicity, anyway. And I don't call those
cheap VCRs from Japan with 14-language directions "high technology".

|> Greg
|> 
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