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- From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka)
- Subject: Re: Normal MSDOS multitasking!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.234659.21162@vpnet.chi.il.us>
- Organization: Vpnet Public Access
- References: <1ghb1vINNccb@ub.d.umn.edu> <5831@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:46:59 GMT
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- In article <5831@krafla.rhi.hi.is> einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason) writes:
- >No, that is not a multitasking. MeSsy-DOgS handles the pipe line with
- >something like this:
- >Run first program to completion, with standard output redirected to a
- >temporary file.
- >Wait until first program has finished.
- >...(etc.)
-
- A little experiment to demonstrate this: Do a 'DIR/P', then compare
- the output to 'DIR | MORE'.
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- Gordon S. Hlavenka cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
- Vote straight ticket Procrastination party Dec. 3rd!
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