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- From: xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
- Subject: Re: Win-OS/2 won't work in background?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.185952.21685@netcom.com>
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- References: <9675@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> <1992Nov16.175830.20804@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:59:52 GMT
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- In <1992Nov16.175830.20804@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
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- >This problem is mentioned in the OS/2 README file, namely that
- >Win-OS/2 (or for that matter DOS) programs which use SuperVGA modes
- >cannot (usually) run in the background.
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- Not even if you type:
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- DETACH WINOS2
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- at the command prompt??? :-) :-) :-)
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- (Warning--DON'T try this at home, kiddies!!!) :-)
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