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Re: Normal MSDOS multitasking!

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From: gordon hlavenka
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:46
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In article <5831@krafla.rhi.hi.is> einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason) writes:
>No, that is not a multitasking.  MeSsy-DOgS handles the pipe line with
>something like this:
>Run first program to completion, with standard output redirected to a 
>temporary file.
>Wait until first program has finished.
>...(etc.)

A little experiment to demonstrate this:  Do a 'DIR/P', then compare
the output to 'DIR | MORE'.

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Subject: Re: Normal MSDOS multitasking!
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