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From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking in DOS ?
Keywords: disk threaded multi-tasking
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Date: 20 Jul 90 14:19:58 GMT
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In article <30993@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> jakubowi@acsu.buffalo.edu (oleg jakubowicz) writes:
>Does anyone know if there is any way that one can write assembly code (or DOS commands ?) 
>to utilize the CPU for other tasks while waiting for block transfers (waiting either during the disk seek
>and/or inter-block waits for a disk controller with a cache).

As a first (and perhaps final) attempt, I would simply employ a disk
caching program that already knows how to do this.  
Super-PC-Kwik comes to mind, with the option for delayed-writes enabled.

If you're doing a one-of implementation, this might be the best way to go.
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