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From: kramer@mergvax (Benjamin Kramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: multi-tasking in os/2
Summary: os/2 is multi-tasking
Keywords: os/2 multi-tasking
Message-ID: <7768@mergvax>
Date: 21 Jun 89 12:36:42 GMT
References: <25018@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>
Reply-To: kramer@mergvax.UUCP (Benjamin Kramer)
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In article <25018@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> gblee@CS.UCLA.EDU () writes:
>... I heard that os/2 presenation manager is
>also window based, but how powerful is it? Is it like that we have many
>terminals at the same time, in other words, in os/2 can we open 
>one window for connecting to another machine, and open another
>window to do some local jobs...things like that? Or, is 
>it just like MS-window for DOs based-system? In Os/2, can we
>run several jobs at the same time, background and forground?
>Also, i want to know in PS/2, is there any way to use Dos and Os/2 
>at the same time, in other words, open one window for Dos, and
>another window for os/2... Is it possible? 

	I have just started working in OS/2 and one of the main purposes
	this operating was developed was to have true multi-tasking.  As
	a matter of fact, OS/2 boots opening multiple windows; one for
	DOS, a spooler, and a task manager.  OS/2 must be running on at 
	least a 286 but works much faster on a 386.  I hope this answers
	your questions.

			-Ben Kramer

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