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When a file name was known, such as psp21n.zip, Archie was able
to find the closest ftp site from which to download the file. Without
an exact filename, Archie wasn't very helpful. The Macintosh interface
is preferable to the DOS client--the DOS client takes over your
machine for about ten minutes while it searches for one
filename string at a time, and you can't do anything else while you
wait. The Macintosh Archie client searches for multiple filename
strings at once, and you can continue to use any other software while
you wait for the Archie results. This is a good example of the
benefits of multi-tasking.
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