Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!yunexus!xrtll!silver
From: silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: multitasking needed for an 8088 PC
Message-ID: <1990Nov25.005159.6136@xrtll.uucp>
Date: 25 Nov 90 00:51:59 GMT
References: <47366@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>
Reply-To: silver@xrtll.UUCP (Hi Ho Silver)
Organization: Not around here, pal!
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In article <47366@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
$I do a lot of file transfers on my PC (8088), and would like to do them
$in the background. I have tried DoubleDos. This worked satisafactorily,
$except that the transfer progress updates would constantly show up in the
$middle of my other application's screen (and if using a text editor or
$word processor, it would enter those number into my text).

   Offhand, two possible solutions come to mind:

- use Crosstalk for your communications needs.  It does background file
  transfers.  Just keep in mind that it's one of the most awkward programs
  known to mankind, so you may have some difficulty learning it.

- use Desqview as your multitasker.  It will run on an 8088.

DISCLAIMER:  I don't use either of the aforementioned products, and have
	very limited experience with either of them, so take these sugg-
	estions with a grain of salt.
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