[KerrAvon]

> It needed to be able to handle multiple processes simultaneously, including interfacing with the systems, maintaining settings in the database, monitoring the system as well as support for both local and remote access to the system simultaneously. Basically, its capabilities fit the need.

Ha, bullshit. Someone decided they liked the Amiga and wanted to play with it. I am sympathetic!

[a-dub]

no that's actually true. in the mid 80s, it was the only personal computer that actually had preemptive multitasking built into the operating system.

serial communications were interrupt driven which didn't lend itself well at all to cooperative multitasking schemes. (gotta service those buffers asap)