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From: gallo@cs.albany.edu (Andrew Gallo)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: help a novice (answer questions not in "frequent file")
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Date: 13 May 91 00:41:14 GMT
Organization: SUNY Albany, Comp Sci Dept, Albany, NY
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	I'm considering running Windows 3.0.  I've read the "frequently 
asked questions" file but still have a few questions:

	1) Apparently there are 3 modes for MS Windows.  Can somebody explain 
in greater detail what each is and what each does?

	2) Can somebody explain the interaction between Windows and DOS?  For
example, I run Procomm for terminal emulation, not a Windows product.  
I often download stuff to my PC - big stuff takes a long time.  Can I 
start up a FULL SCREEN Procomm session, start the download, and then switch 
back to Windows and do something else?  If this is possible, are there
any downfalls I should know about?  The "frequent file" touched on this, 
but I'm looking for a better explanation - this is all new to me.

	3) Can I run Procomm in a window?  (I think I can, but I need a PIF, 
right?)

	4) Windows allows time slicing, right?  This is REAL multiprocessing, 
right?  Also, it is my understanding that you can assign priorities to jobs.
Is this correct?

	Please send responses to gallo@cs.albany.edu.
	Thanks.

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