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========= NOSview [301]
multitask
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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 BM (or other mailer).
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.
>> Example: multitask on
[See also the 'memory minheap' command].