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   I'm pretty sure QBASIC had the INT 2Fh call in its idle loop.  I'm =
pretty sure I remember the discussion though this is 12 to 15 years ago. =
 We would have added it for OS/2 2.0 though it may have been for Win386.

Rich

  "Frank Haber"  wrote in message =
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  I think you have to post the filesize and date of your EDIT.  I =
*think* MS
  fixed 1-2 of the most egregious loops at some point.  The real bad =
actor is
  the DOS5 COM version that just called QBASIC.EXE

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   I'm
pretty sure QBASIC had =
the INT 2Fh=20
call in its idle loop.  I'm pretty sure I remember the =
discussion=20
though this is 12 to 15 years ago.  We would have added it for OS/2 = 2.0=20
though it may have been for Win386.
 
Rich
 

  "Frank Haber" <frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>">mailto:frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com">frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>
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  think you have to post the filesize and date of your EDIT.  I =
*think*=20
  MSfixed 1-2 of the most egregious loops at some point.  The =
real bad=20
  actor isthe DOS5 COM version that just called=20
QBASIC.EXE

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