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- From: eduard@htsa.aha.nl (Eduard Beijnes)
- Subject: Re: Normal MSDOS multitasking!
- References: <1h7lrmINNpde@aludra.usc.edu> <1992Dec24.012913.10203@exucom.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 14:14:20 GMT
- Organization: Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands, E.E. & C.S. Dept.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.141420.27195@htsa.aha.nl>
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- Talking about multitasking:
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- when i format a: and b: together under windows (3.1) via ms-dos format.xxx
- and format.xxx is writing the boot-sectors the 'proces' stucks
- 'lang leve' de non-reentrancy of dos !
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- I think unix has no problems with it (I can't test it)
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- example of multitasking:
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- formatting drive a: & b:
- compressing a big file on your harddisk
- downloading software from a BBS
- writing this text while printing two different files on two printers
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