Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:06:01 04/24/98
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On April 24, 1998 at 19:24:56, Stuart Cracraft wrote: >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. :-) this isn't always safe... ie it is possible that a program computes like mad when it is its turn, and then spins like mad waiting on console I/O when it is not its turn... there are some of those around and they are problems for "well behaved" windows programs... > >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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