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From: Ben A L Jemmett <ben DOT jemmett AT ukonline DOT co DOT uk>
To: opendos <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: multitasking?
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:02:42 -0000
Organization: Jemmett Glover Software Development
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

A multitasking system runs the various programs pretty much simultaneously
as opposed to switching between them (in the latter case, programs not in
the foreground are suspended).

In response to:
> Btw. what's your definition of real multitasking?

Regards,
Ben A L Jemmett.
(http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett/, http://www.deltasoft.com/)