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DOS cpu usage command?
Name: Bryce Date: January 14, 1999 at 13:37:14 Pacific
Comment:
Someone once told me about a command in DOS that would shwo how much of your CPU was being used and by what programs...It sounds just like UNIX(or Linux's) "top" command. Does anyone know of such a command. I looked through several lists of commands and did not see one. Thanks for your time.
Name: Igor M Date: January 15, 1999 at 02:01:44 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
DOS is not multitasking operational system and can't run more then one program simultaneously. Of course it uses device drivers and TSR programs, but it's not a multitasking for the matter of fact. So when you run a program in DOS it always use all CPU resourses, so I think there is no such a program exists.
Good luck, Igor M
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Response Number 2
Name: torchio Date: January 21, 1999 at 09:10:38 Pacific
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maybe mem/d (about resources beiing used)! hope it helps. memory not cpu?
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