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From: cornet@duteca (Jan-Pieter Cornet)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Multi and background processing on a 286
Summary: Is Background processing on IBM AT/286 possible ?
Message-ID: <1280@duteca.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 91 14:34:33 GMT
Reply-To: cornet@duteca.et.tudelft.nl "Jan-Pieter Cornet"
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dep. of Electrotechnical engineering.
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I am following the discussion about MS-Windows and the comparision with
other multi-tasking programs, like DesqView.

Considering to purchase MS-Windows, I asked various colleagues if I will be
able to do background processing and/or multiprocessing using MS-Windows on
my IBM AT compatible with an 80286 processor. They all had 386 machines or
better and invariably said that it wasn't possible using Windows.

Now I know that this is possible, as proven by UNIX-variants like XENIX and
MINIX which work reasonably well on 80286 machines.

Could anyone help me out on this, and, if possible, state a produkt which IS
capable of turning the 80286 into a multitasking DOS-based machine?

Thanks in advance,

-- Jan-Pieter Cornet
cornet@duteca.et.tudelft.nl