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Subject: Re: function fork()
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    In the case of a program p2fork for example it might be possible
to save the state of the running version of the program to a data file
and then replicate the program with a line such as

    system("start /b p2fork --restart=data");

    Here the /b flag indicates run in background.

    The previous reply I got on this newsgroup was extremely helpful
and it bears repitition. This method does make windows look like a
multitasking program. It may be necessary to modify the .pif for
p2fork after it has been invoked to make it keep using CPU time when
running in background mode. Users with a fast enough processor and
heaps of memory should be able to get 2**n copies of their program
running in no time :)
               Tony Goddard