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From: pwong@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Patrick Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Why use MS-window ?
Message-ID: <10343@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 1 Jun 90 13:53:03 GMT
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Reply-To: pwong@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Patrick Wong)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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In article <3867@rtifs1.UUCP> bcw@rti.rti.org (Bruce Wright) writes:
>
>In Windows for 8086/8088/80286 machines, Windows uses _non-pre-emptive_ 
>multitasking.  This means that programs run until they relinquish the
>CPU.  Windows can run (many) ordinary DOS programs in this mode, but
>if they don't relinquish the CPU then other programs won't get any.
>
>						Bruce C. Wright

By the way, you've got me interested !  So (pardon my ignorance) which
version of Windows will work for a 8086/8088 compatibles ?  Is it the
one called Windows 286, or is it some older and no-longer-available
version ?

Thanks in advance !

Patrick Wong

pcw@squid.graphics.cornell.edu