From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: 3rd Try: Maybe an asm problem? (Problems linking)
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 21:13:49 +0400
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Gautier wrote:
> > Okay, why not to freeze up DOS programs, due to task switch (it's possible to
> > know when a task switch occurs)?
> 
> Maybe there is another "Freeze me" Int2F that provides it ?

Nope. :) Maybe freeze all the programs using Int 2Fh (1681h) :))

It may also hang Win 95 as well as "l: cli\n jmp l", if followed by infinite
loop. :))

> Anyway the difference is not that big, so the "Release time slice" is
> still useful - better than no Int2F at all...

Yeah, that's right. Better than nothing. :)

> In addition, the program may have a bit more than nothing to do, but just
> a few, that can be done slowly.
> 
> In fact you can/wish simply use a task switcher instead of preemptive multitasker
> ("taskmgr /s" instead of "taskmgr") :-)

"/s"? Explain, plz.

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Alexei A. Frounze
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