arstechnica ,
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Microsoft and IBM release source code for one of the weirdest versions of MS-DOS

DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/microsoft-and-ibm-release-source-code-for-one-of-the-weirdest-versions-of-ms-dos/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

warper ,
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@arstechnica this could be interesting to see what was being done.
I wonder if it could serve as the base for any improvement in or ?

homeindorset ,
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@arstechnica I remember using a 3rd party program that allowed you to run a task in the background in MS-DOS.
I can't remember what it's called, but I'm so old now, I have trouble remembering my own name.

TheTomas ,
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@arstechnica The Dosshell is missing and not included in the Repo. This was the TSR Taskswitcher in DOS 4.0. But it was a dangerous, quite unstable one. If one DOS Program crashed, all other crashed too. Back in those years I was more in favor of Geoworks Ensemble. But this is another story.

number6 ,
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@arstechnica

I'm pretty sure there was a task-switcher app for DOS . Maybe 5 or 6?

It allowed you to quickly switch between running apps, And since the typical screen size was small, this made more sense than floating little windows. At least to some people.

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