On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:08:16 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> You stepped in it Clarence! Arachne does not need multi-tasking, and
> neither does any other program in my computer. When I'm running Arachne,
> and I want to run some other program while still connected with Arachne,
> then I just press "ALT + E" to escape to DOS shell. I do what I have to do,
> and when finished, I just type "exit" at the command line. Presto, I'm
> right back into Arachne at the same place where I left off. Who needs
> multi-tasking? With DOS there are already plenty of utilities and
> work-arounds that allow for cutting and pasting between one application
> and another.
Sam's letter made me realize that any type of "enhanced capabilities"
must be de-selectable. For example, on this comp, using CP for BG music
playing pushes the limit of my CPU.
I would like the option, if and when I get a better comp, but in the
mean time I really don't want to loose what I have. <g>
- Pete Randolph -
- Morristown Corners, Vermont -
