quad cores vs not.

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting GCC Consulting (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:49:35 -0400):
[...]
>> This is
>> > especially true of the windows version as one can't have background
>> > operations as the *nix version have.
>>
>> Use the "start" command to run the equivalent of a "background process"
>> on Windows.  This will start the program in a new window, and return
>> control back to the calling program.  Using "start /min" will open the
>> window in a minimized state.
[...]
> I already use start to run other programs or processes.  However, this does
> open another window which some find objectionable as the run fp full screen.
> Yes, a number of my windows based customers do run fp full screen even on a
> 19" monitor.

Use "start /min", as this will not switch back to GUI.

(And Laura has a client who replaced their ancient MS-DOS filePro system a
few years ago with XP boxes and a new filePro.  Not only did the owner want
filePro to run full-screen on her 19" monitor, she also wanted the colors
turned off, so it looked just like her old system.)

> It just would be more easier to us the -bg menu option as on the *nix
> systems.

Tell Microsoft to add that ability.  :-)

> Just my opinion.

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