Re: A86:Multitasking

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86:Multitasking
From: Miquel Burns <kingfire@burnsjr.cnchost.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:30:35 -0400
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I do.
I believe Windows 3.1 used that when a DOS program was full screen.  I say this
because the task switcher thing looked like Dosshell's task switcher.

David Phillips wrote:

> Oops, accidentally sent the last one.
>
> Dosshell did task switching (not multitasking) I believe.  Unfortunately,
> very few people here probably know what I'm talking about :)
>
> > > I believe it just task switchs.. i.e. you can stop  in the middle of the
> > > game and go back to the shell.
> > > Same concept as Windows 3.0 on the XT. It isn't really possible to run
> > more
> > > than two programs at the same time.

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A86:Multitasking

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Re: A86:Multitasking

From: "Matt Johnson" <matt2000@dogtech.com>

Re: A86:Multitasking

From: David Phillips <david@acz.org>

Re: A86:Multitasking

From: David Phillips <david@acz.org>