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- multitask [on|off] Default: on
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- Display or set NOS multitasking. When set to 'on', NOS continues
- to run when the user has issued the shell (!) or 'mail' command.
- This enables NOS to process packets and begin sessions even while
- the user is at the DOS prompt or in an external mailer.
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- The disadvantage is increased memory usage, since memory cannot
- be allocated by NOS due to the presence of the other program.
- Thus most versions of NOS grab some memory before actually
- shelling out and this remains on the heap after NOS is re-
- entered. Consequently the amount of core memory available drops
- significantly the first time a shell is used.
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