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Subject: Re: 2 Chess Programs on one Computer.

Author: Stuart Cracraft

Date: 16:24:56 04/24/98

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I do this all the time on a PC running Windows 95. Generally
you don't want to have thinking on the opponent's time set
anyway, so not having true multi-tasking for DOS programs
is not an issue if one of the programs is DOS. Likewise, if
one of the them is Windows, by giving up thinking on opponent's
time you prevent the program generally from seizing control and
not giving back the cpu for other programs to get cycles, which
any good computer chess program should naturally do. :-)

On April 24, 1998 at 13:59:04, William Dozier wrote:

>Good Day everone: In response to the question, can you play two programs
>on the same computer. The answer is yes if you happen to own a Mac. I
>can play two chess games on the Mac, a little bit of a slow/down, But im
>able to test most Mac chess programs, and the system does not freeze, or
>lock/up or shutdown. That is the Mac for you. A great macine for playing
>two games of chess on one computer; and i have been doing for some time
>with no problem.
>
>                               Respectfully/William Dozier



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