The machine below is an IBM PC (Model 5150) with a 4.77Mhz 8088, 256K of memory, two monitors (a Monochrome Display and a Color Display), and two diskette drives. It boots the BASICDOS-360K-MULTI diskette and runs FOUR sessions, two on each monitor.
Use SHIFT-TAB to move keyboard focus from one session to the next.
This demo is also available on an IBM PC XT, an IBM PC AT, and a COMPAQ DeskPro 386.
The BASICDOS-360K-MULTI diskette’s CONFIG.SYS runs FOUR sessions, two on each monitor. Use SHIFT-TAB to move keyboard focus from one session to the next.
REM Demonstration of dual monitors with multiple sessions per monitor
FILES=20
BUFFERS=4
SESSIONS=8
DEBUG=COM1:9600,N,8,1,0
CONSOLE=CON:40,25,0,0,1
SHELL=COMMAND.COM PATH$="A:\;A:\BIN;A:\SAMPLES;A:\DEMOS":FIBO.BAT
CONSOLE=CON:40,25,40,0,1
SHELL=COMMAND.COM PATH$="A:\;A:\BIN;A:\SAMPLES;A:\DEMOS":PRIMES.EXE
CONSOLE=CON:80,15,0,0,1,1
SHELL=COMMAND.COM PATH$="A:\;A:\BIN;A:\SAMPLES;A:\DEMOS":COLOR 7,1:PIPES.BAT
CONSOLE=CON:80,10,0,15,1,1
SHELL=COMMAND.COM PATH$="A:\;A:\BIN;A:\SAMPLES;A:\DEMOS":HELLO.BAT
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