CompuServe Messages

Wayne, > That's because their heritage is batch processing not real-time processing. Understood, I was repeating what an IBM engineer told me when asked about the possibilities of using OS/2 in such an environment. I'm not qualified to comment on VRTX or any other real-time kernal OS. I do know that multimedia (excuse the buzzword) is catching on, something viable at the consumer level has to come along soon. Hardware that simply overpowers the application has been the rule, if it doen't work we'll simply build faster controllers, drives, video drivers…etc. I write music for a MM application that's distributed by another network, PC, Mac and Amiga are the platforms supported. Each issue supports sound, animation, multiple graphics, text and multiple pages. The Amiga really shines (still) in this area, even an underpowered 500 with enough RAM can view the magazine. I guess the rule is: Software does not a multitasking system make. I was always hoping for an Amiga on a grand scale, power and elegance. (at a consumer level, of course) <grin> regards Howard