From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail1.eznet.net ([209.105.128.6] ident=qmailr) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15Fwai-0008GO-00 for ; Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:37:40 -0400 Received: (qmail 1733 invoked from network); 29 Jun 2001 11:36:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO akp) (209.105.133.38) by vmail.eznet.net with SMTP; 29 Jun 2001 11:36:40 -0000 Received: from akp by akp with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15FwZh-000181-00; Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:36:37 -0400 From: Ann Parsons MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15164.26693.159819.537401@akp.selfhost.com> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:36:37 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: New Braille Notetaker From Papenmeier In-Reply-To: <001f01c10035$b068a800$0100a8c0@cybertsar> References: <000e01c0fe5e$80797bc0$c52b893e@essex.ac.uk> <003d01c0fe6c$e6f96140$2cf60141@mtgmry1.md.home.com> <20010626204432.C611@lpwh.pwh.com> <001f01c10035$b068a800$0100a8c0@cybertsar> X-Mailer: VM 6.92 under Emacs 20.7.2 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all, Well, Vic, you know that Windows is not a true multitasking invironment. the processor pauses between tasks in order to allocate resources and memory while Linux and Unix really *are* multitasking environments. they actually do run processes simultaneously and there is no pausing or checking of resources. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT