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From: phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: RE programs crashing in Desqview
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Date: 27 Feb 90 20:54:18 GMT
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In principle a 386 PC should be able to run DOS jobs in a 
virtual 8086 and any crashes should not affect the other jobs.
In practice I do not know if DV does this. I think DV still
runs in real mode even on a 386. However, OS/2 R 2 is supposed
to use the virtual 8086 mode.

On a 286, of course, you have to cross your fingers.

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Phil Ngai, phil@amd.com		{uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil
A PC without DESQview is like Unix without ^Z.