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Re: Need DOS-multitasker

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From: Werner Heine
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 00:00
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Hi Jens,
> What I want is a 32 bit multitaskende DOS like kernel.
> Fast as anything, optimized for speed.
> On this beauty, I could then run a game in one session, Windows in
> another session, and download in the background.
There is only one chance to do all 3 things at the same time
ist to use OS/2 (warp or warp connection).
WIN 3.1 / WfW / WIN 97 have NO MULTITASKING environment and
are NOT a SYSTEM (like xWindows on UNIX).
WINDOWS-NT IS a very stabil multitasking system WITHOUT
dos-compatibility (there are a lot of games that are NOT
running unter NT in a DOS-BOX).
OS/2 has a nearly 100% DOS-compatible DOS-Box. Youz can
run WIN 3.1 or WfW with ALL 16-Bit WIN-Applications.
WIN32S-Applications wil crash sometimes (but only the
actual task, NOT the system).
You can use mutitasking environment like DeskView, but
I believe that you don't become happy with it. Such
multitasker are pretty good for normal DOS-applications,
but not for games (they'll crash very often).
> ANd one thing: It should ift on no more than 3 disks.
No chance !!!!!!
> Im very disappointed to see that we're left with the choice of OS/x or
> WIN XX if we eant multitasking, which is a kind of no win choice.
Hmmm. It's a problem of the customers. They are crying for
colours (but don't need it really). They have too much money
for buying lots of MB memory and lots of GB harddisks and
processors up to 80886 (p8 .....) with 500 MHz clock.
So Microsoft give them the software and the bugs.

ciao Werner

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From: Werner.Heine@amper.m.isar.de (Werner Heine)
Subject: Re: Need DOS-multitasker
Date: 1995/12/11
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