Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 10:31:41 +0800 (GMT)
From: Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To: jvandyk AT ibm DOT net
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Multitasking in DOS (fwd)
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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.