Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:01:27 +0100
From:	Matthias Paul <PAUL-MA AT reze-1 DOT rz DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Subject:	Re: OpenDOS multitasking?
To:	opendos-support AT delorie DOT com
Reply-to:	Matthias DOT Paul AT post DOT rwth-aachen DOT de
Message-id:	<2E9422E0F96@reze-1.rz.rwth-aachen.de>
Organization:	Rechenzentrum RWTH Aachen

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 Tappy, Michael wrote:

> Questions:
> Does Opendos support multitasking (multithreading is what I really
> mean)?  Where can I locate the multitasking API if it exists?  Will the
> API work with Borland C++ V3.1?

DR-DOS fully supports pre-emptive multitasking & multithreading.
You can find the API on Caldera's webpage at www.caldera.com, 
but also on the DR-DOS 7.02 CD-ROM, and in the OEM packs.

It's just an API, so it will work from within any DOS programming 
language if you make the proper calls.

> Does Opendos support Tenburry's 16 bit Dosextender?

Usually yes, but I don't know this extender. If you have some 
applications already, just try to run them under DR-DOS (you 
may need to fiddle with EMM386' DPMI and PIC settings to get 
some DOS extenders to run, also some don't allow for being
in V86 mode at all, so you have to omit loading EMM386 - however, 
you won't have multitasking capabilities then).

 Matthias

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