Hello Or,
>Well, first, the DR-DOS multi-tasker can also Multi-task and not just
>function as a task-switcher. This means you can get all the programs
>to run at the same time and in the background.
Yep, I'm using the multitasking. In fact, when I use the task switching
option my pc keeps rebooting, which is of course no use.
>Now to your problem, this problem is well known. It seems like TaskMgr
>cant re-direct the video very well when a certain task is in the
>background. Caldera is working on it. For now the best work-around
>is to refresh the picture once you return. If its Arachne, for
>example, F9 will fix it. If its a program like NeoPaint which do not
>have a refresh option, you should shell to DOS before
>changing a task and then exit back to NeoPaint when you go back to the
>NeoPaint task. Going to DOS and back will refresh NeoPaint and other
>graphical programs which do not have a built-in refresh option.
Thanks for this. This is what I've been doing, more or less. I just
wondered if there was a better way, and was hoping - perhaps a bit
optimistically - to get my Sim City 2000 churning away in background
without screen corruption probs. Guess I'll just carry on dual-booting 98
for games purposes...
regards
Jim Woods
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