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In article <Nov.15.02.58.15.1990.10640@athos.rutgers.edu> hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) writes:
>I'd like to consider using Windows as my default environment.  I'm now
>using Microport Unix SV/AT.  (This is on a PC/AT clone.)  I've tried
>the builtin comm program and a couple of versions of Kermit.  Good
>performance of the comm program is critical to my use of the sytem.
>(1) is it possible to do file transfers in the background while
>running an MS/DOS window? When I move to the DOS task, the comm
>program seems to get stopped.  I thought the whole point of windows
>was that it used protected mode so that things like comm programs
>could continue running.

In enhanced mode, background file transfers are a piece of cake - just
run your favorite terminal program (Telix in my case) in a DOS window.
Just make up a .PIF with "Background processing" checked and (shazam)
your computer can walk and chew gum at the same time!

There is no way that I know of to do this in standard mode: a 286
just can't mix real mode (DOS) and protect mode (Windows apps)
very well.  It's either DOS emulation OR multitasking.

I don't know anything about Microport Unix - perhaps Unix could run
one DOS session (for Windows) and a second DOS session (for whatever)
at the same time?

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