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On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:32:37 +0100, Wolfgang Keller 
<feliphil@gmx.net> wrote:
> With Windows it *is* "normal". An experienced software developer
> once even explained the reason to me. When a single process on 
Windows
> does I/O, then the system essentially falls back to "single 
tasking".
> Or (non-)"cooperative multitasking" at best, depending on how
> dissocial the developer of that process is.

If you were told this 20 years ago, perhaps.  But Windows hasn't been 
running on DOS for a long time. Starting with NT 3.1, that's 
nonsense.

-- 
DaveA