Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 11:31:06 RST
From: ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru (-= ArkanoiD =-)
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To: brannanp AT musc DOT edu
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Subject: Re: about multitasking
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nuqneH,

In message <Pine DOT ULT DOT 3 DOT 95 DOT 970317212021 DOT 28588F-100000 AT atrium DOT musc DOT edu> Paul W Brannan writes:
> > No no.. Caldera OpenDOS is not multitasking system.. Caldera owns
> > true multitasking DOS kernel for now - CDOS one,but they do not 
> > include it to the oDOS package..
> > I don't think they will do at all.
> 
> 
> What?  OK, explain this one to me.  EMM386 has a "MULTI" option.  And when
> I install the task manager I can multitask.  (though I don't want to do
> this because of the bugs in the multitasking api).  What is this cdos you
> are talking about?
> 
cdos means Concurrent DOS - the real multitasking system,not that poor man's
desqview work-alike.. I've seen realtime industrial control systems based on
cdos - and never seen one for,say,OS/2.. There is a cdos clone on the market -
more than one,but i remember only this - Real/32 (see www.lii.com).
And it costs big bucks! So i don't think Caldera will give it to us for free..
Old stupid dr-dos with so-called multitasking instead..

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