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From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady)
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Subject: Re: Multitasking under/with PCDOS
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Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 13:55:59 EST
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> Yes, Concurrent DOS has some compatibility problems.

I believe (somebody correct me) that Concurrent DOS from Digital
Research does not support tree-structured directories.  If that's true
it's a fairly serious compatibility problem for hard disk users.

> However, I would
> expect that ANY multitasking environment would have SOME compatibility
> problems...

Good point.  Many programs expect to have all of memory above DOS to
themselves and simply go wild screwing around with it.  Only programs
intended to be used in a multitasking environment should be "trusted"
under MS-DOS (or anything else running on an 8088, come to think of
it).
-- 
D Gary Grady
Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC  27706
(919) 684-3695
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