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- 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>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:38:49 GMT
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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.
- >>
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- 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').
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- Yeah, it ain't real multitasking, but it serves.
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