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From: John Sabean <docmani AT eng DOT umd DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Multitasking in DOS (fwd)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 11:56:29 -0400
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Matt W. Spencer wrote:
> 
> >the RSXWDK and RSXNT packages. I got these, but they don't seem to work
> >with DJGPP v2 (written for 1.x and the OS/2 EMX-GCC). I've taken a look at
> >the source, and DJGPP 1.x with the RSXNT libraries *does* support fork().
> >You'd have to be running under Windog though.
> 
> But that isn't running multitasking under DOS; it's Winblows.
> 
> So what? you say. Winblows is OK, and other multitasking OSes (OS\2, *NIX,
> etc.) are better than MS-DOG anyway.
> 
> But, I spend 95% of my computing time in DOG. I have so for a long time. I
> have an extensive collection of software for MS-DOG. I'm used to DOG, and I
> don't want to have to find a whole bunch of matching software for my new
> OS.
> 
> Yeah, I know these are weak arguments, but trying to make a DOS Multitasking
> Environment would be fun, wouldn't it? :)
> 
Quaterdeck did it before Win3.1.  Anyone remember Desqview? There was an API
for it. You could spawn new processes and everything....

I'm not sure how well it would work with DJGPP though. The version I have is
quite old (about 6 years old....)

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