Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/06/30/22:38:55
On 29 Jun 1996 jvandyk AT ibm DOT net wrote:
> In <199606261950 DOT XAA00784 AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net>, "Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net> writes:
> >> authentic 'preentive' multitasking at a *8088*!!
>
> >Preemptive multitasking in DOS? I'm in deep doubt.
>
> Check CTASK22.ZIP on any simtel.net mirror. It has full multi-tasking for
> 16-bit C programs under DOS.
>
> Jerry.
That's a misleading comment. CTASK22.ZIP allows you to multitask (even DOS
functions, through some trick..) C functions. It does not allow you to
multitask arbitrary C programs. You have to use the threads package that
comes with the thing.
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