MAGGIE CANON SAYS that "a single computer that can run multiple operating systems" will be a dream come true in 1996 ("The MacUser Psychic Hot Line," January '96, page 23).
There are already plenty of computers that can run multiple operating systems, but I don't exactly call that a dream. For example, Intel x86-based machines can run DOS, UNIX, OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT. I don't know a lot of people who enjoy closing all open apps and then rebooting into a different OS just to run a single program, only to repeat the process again when they're finished. The simple fact of creating more computers capable of running the Mac OS isn't going to cause anyone to feel any different about the Mac OS itself.
Chris Puram
chrisp@earthlink.net
/ Yes, you can run multiple operating systems today, but as you note, it's not easy. The goal is to have an easy way to switch operating systems, so that companies can't refuse to support the Mac OS because "it's too hard to have multiple operating systems." This could help the Mac OS make inroads back into corporate America. Time will tell.
