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From: Stephen Macdonald
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 00:00

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In article <35F4EAD5.3E5B065D@mynx.wow.aust.com>, Quentin Christensen
<ogo1@mynx.wow.aust.com> writes
>but to address Scot Hill's points:
>
>Multitasking & multithreading:  A pc cannot perform true multitasking
>with only one cpu.  Multithreading however is also possible with DOS I'm
>afraid.

These terms often get used to varying degrees, but generally
*multitasking* is the apparent execution of more than one program, which
*is* possible with only one CPU. On the other hand, *multiprocessing* is
what you are referring to and requires more than one CPU.

You have to bear in mind that both of these have been around for a lot
longer than Microsoft have, Microsoft being about the last company in
the Universe to find out what they involve, and they may have used the
terms in ways to suit themselves that the rest of the industry doesn't
use.

-- 

Stephen Macdonald

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From: Stephen Macdonald <stephen@rtsoft.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Cool jobs at a cool company.
Date: 1998/09/08
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