Emmitt.Dove@f109.n141.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Emmitt Dove) (01/30/90)
" I was under the assupmtion that OS/2 stopped whn you wnet into " DOS mode..... Maybe I'm wrong. It is just the opposite. OS/2 runs anytime (how else would you get back to OS/2 from DOS if OS/2 was asleep?) - it is DOS that stops when you switch back to an OS/2 task. -- Emmitt Dove - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: alberta!dvinci!weyr!141!109!Emmitt.Dove Internet: Emmitt.Dove@f109.n141.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...
Peter.Fitzsimmons@p1.f628.n250.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Peter Fitzsimmons) (01/30/90)
> I was under the assupmtion that OS/2 stopped whn you wnet into > DOS mode..... Maybe I'm wrong. Nope, it's the other way around. All os/2 sessions are always running. The dos box is ONLY running when you're looking at it. -- Peter Fitzsimmons - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: alberta!dvinci!weyr!250!628.1!Peter.Fitzsimmons Internet: Peter.Fitzsimmons@p1.f628.n250.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...
Joseph.Savard@f614.n170.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Joseph Savard) (01/30/90)
Michael,
I agree, incredibly bad assumption!! I dont now why I typed
that, but, I do knoe DOS stops not OS/2.... I guess I just hurried that
message. You Would'nt believe I've been a user since June of
'88?
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Standard Disclaimers Apply...Joseph.Savard@f614.n170.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Joseph Savard) (02/01/90)
YES!!! I KNOW!!...
This is the only the fifth message (or more) to correct me.
I missed stated myself..... A slip of the mind!
Dos shuts down when switched out of the box...
Its terrible to make a mistake in this echo <GRIN>....
Thanks,
Joseph Savard
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Standard Disclaimers Apply...Joseph.Savard@f614.n170.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Joseph Savard) (02/01/90)
Emmitt,
Thank you for correcting me! I do know OS/2 does not shut
down, I meant to say DOS does when you switch back to OS/2...
Believe me, I wish I was not so hasty when leaving that message.
I have been using OS/2 from 1.0 EE to 1.2. So, it is understood by
this end how the DOS mode behaves. I will, in the future not send a
message without reviewing it. Believe me, its a very unforgiving mistake.
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Standard Disclaimers Apply...Ron.Merts@p10.f30.n147.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ron Merts) (02/02/90)
Well, I guess the only thing left now is for them to burn you at the stake? (ha ha) Ron Merts -- Ron Merts - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: alberta!dvinci!weyr!147!30.10!Ron.Merts Internet: Ron.Merts@p10.f30.n147.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...
Joseph.Savard@f614.n170.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Joseph Savard) (02/03/90)
Yhea,
That's it....HAHA
Have you worked with any PMREXX commands?
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Standard Disclaimers Apply...Will@cup.portal.com (Will E Estes) (02/03/90)
" I was under the assupmtion that OS/2 stopped whn you wnet into " DOS mode..... Maybe I'm wrong. < It is just the opposite. OS/2 runs anytime (how else would you get back to < OS/2 from DOS if OS/2 was asleep?) - it is DOS that stops when you switch < back to an OS/2 task. I too had been under the impression that OS/2 stopped when you went into DOS mode. I just assumed that they were switching from protected mode (OS/2) to real mode (DOS) and that they weren't going to go to the trouble to context switch while you were running in DOS mode. I checked up on this, and I was wrong. They do indeed switch back and forth between real and protected modes while you are using DOS in real mode, so OS/2 sessions running in protected mode do get time while you are in DOS mode. Now the interesting question is why didn't they do the reverse and switch to real mode while you have an OS/2 session in the foreground to allow you to run DOS tasks in the background? I'm going to guess that the reason is that a DOS program would directly write to video memory and screw up whatever OS/2 sessions are currently using the screen. Will (sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Will)