

              NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Enabling Multitasking with Novell DOS 7
DOCUMENT ID:        014944
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               28MAR94
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
README FOR:         NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
Novell DOS 7

ABSTRACT:

This document is step-by-step instructions on enabling
Multitasking on Novell DOS 7.

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ISSUE

     Enabling Multitasking with Novell DOS 7.

     1.   At the DOS prompt, type SETUP and press <Enter>.

     2.   At the SETUP menu choose Task Management.

     3.   You can select to load task switching or multitasking. 
          Task switching lets multiple programs be loaded on the
          same machine, and you can switch between them.  Only
          one program is running at a time.  Multitasking lets
          multiple programs be loaded at the same time, and the
          CPU switches between the different programs fast enough
          that all programs appear to be running at the same
          time.

          NOTE:  Multitasking requires a 386 processor or
          greater, while task switching will work on 286
          processors and above.

     4.   Select Load MultiTasking software.

     5.   Select Configure Task Manager.

     6.   Several options are available for configuring the Task 
          Manager.  You can change the hot-key that pops up the
          TaskMgr interface menu, change the foreground to
          background ratio, change whether NetWare drives and
          mappings should be global or local, and set memory
          management settings.  Refer to DOSBOOK online
          documentation for help on these parameters.

          Select the "Accept the above and continue" option, to
          accept the default values assigned by the SETUP utility
          for your system.



     7.   Choose Exit this screen.

     8.   Choose Save Changes and Exit.

          SETUP will modify your configuration files to reflect
          the options you have selected.

     9.   When the message box indicating SETUP is complete
          appears, press <Enter>.

     10.  Choose Restart Operating System.

     11.  As the machine reboots, you will be asked whether to
          load the TaskMgr.  Press Y for yes.

          Multitasking is now configured and running on your
          system.

     12.  Press <Ctrl> and <Esc> together (the default hot -key)
          to bring up the TaskMgr menu.  Currently, there is only
          one task in the task list, which is COMMAND < 1.  This
          lets you know that task #1 is the DOS command
          processor.

          Press <Insert> to create a new task.

     13.  You are now at a DOS prompt.  Type DOSBOOK and press
          <Enter> to bring up the online documentation in this
          task.

     14.  When DOSBOOK is up, press <Ctrl>+<Esc> to bring up the
          TaskMgr menu.  Notice that task #2 is listed as
          DOSBOOK, and task #1, which isn't currently running any
          programs, is still active.

     15.  You can switch between tasks by bringing up the TaskMgr
          menu and using the arrow keys (or a mouse, if you have
          a mouse driver loaded), and selecting the task number
          to which you want to go.

          Select task #1 and press <Enter>.  You are returned to
          the DOS prompt, which is task #1.  Type EDIT
          AUTOEXEC.BAT and press <Enter>.  You will be taken into
          the Novell DOS 7 text editor with the AUTOEXEC.BAT
          file.

     16.  Press <Ctrl>+<Esc> to bring up the TaskMgr menu. Task
          #1 is now listed as EDIT.  TaskMgr will list the
          currently running program as the task name in this
          menu.

     17.  Select task #2 and press <Enter>.

     18.  Exit DOSBOOK by pressing <Alt> and <X> at the same
          time.  You will be taken to the DOS Prompt.

     19.  Press <Ctrl>+<Esc> to bring up the TaskMgr menu.

     20.  Highlight task #2 and press <Del> to delete the task.
          You will be taken to the EDIT program, which is task
          #1.

     21.  Press <Alt> and <X> at the same time to exit EDIT.


     22.  Bring up the TaskMgr menu, and delete task #1.  When
          asked if you want to remove TaskMgr, press Y for yes.

          Whenever you delete the last task loaded with TaskMgr,
          you remove TaskMgr from memory and no longer are
          running the multitasker or task switcher.

          To reload the TaskMgr, you can type TASKMGR and press
          <Enter>.

          Using the technique in the previous steps, you can use
          the multitasker to always have a task running DOSBOOK,
          so the online documentation is always available for
          your help at any time.

          For more information on the options available for
          TaskMgr, see DOSBOOK online documentation.
