Date:	Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:29:37 +0200 (IST)
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On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Josiha Hudini wrote:

> The fork() function Does it work in win/dos, and if so how do i use it?

You need to replace it with code that works around this limitation.

What code exactly, depends on the application and how it works
internally.

> I have a server that needs to be multi-client, but can only get one client
> at a time. The fork function was suggested to me, and was included in a
> program for linux but the same code don't work in windows/dos.

On DOS, you don't have good alternatives.  On Windows, try launching
the child program via the "start" program supplied with Windows.

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