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Article #10302Re: Multitasking (was Re: Msdos 5.0 Vs Drdos 6.0)
From: Coyt D Watters
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:38
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:38
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>> In article <724113082.F00003@misgate.gmi.org> Chuck.Johnston@f886.n2000.z12.misgate.gmi.org (Chuck Johnston) writes: >>>I loaded Windows 3.0 onto my machine--for about one day... I would >>>like to be able to operate my comm. software in a real multitasking envi- >>>ronment, but I'll find something else to make it happen. >> Using DOS 5.0 and Win 3.0: We run Procomm Plus in a DOS mode window while doing other things - as long as the system isn't hammering the disk drive. I've downloaded 300k files in the background while running Pagemaker on a 40 page doc (no graphics tho'). Yeah, it ain't real multitasking, but it serves.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cwatters From: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters) Subject: Re: Multitasking (was Re: Msdos 5.0 Vs Drdos 6.0) Message-ID: <1992Dec14.173849.4112@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: photon.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University References: <SKNKWRKS.92Dec11221402@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu> <1992Dec14.155140.11352@cbfsb.cb.att.com> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:38:49 GMT Lines: 15