I can run two monitors, one Hercules/MDA and the other VGA, and either send the same output to both simultaneously or switch output between them, using MODE.COM and various utilities. What I can't seem to do is task-switch from one screen to the other.
I'm looking for the simplest way of running one application on one display, another application on the other. Both would be text-based (e.g. a word-processor and a file manager, or similar). I don't need full multi-tasking. It doesn't matter if one app is suspended while the other is in use, as long as it stays on the screen.
I've tried PC-MIX (hangs at 'mode mono') and DOSSHELL (won't task-switch away from mono screen). Any suggestions?
I have this set up on an 8088 turbo but I can shift the cards to a 386 if required. I believe DesqView can do this, but that might be overkill.
I'm looking for the simplest way of running one application on one display, another application on the other. Both would be text-based (e.g. a word-processor and a file manager, or similar). I don't need full multi-tasking. It doesn't matter if one app is suspended while the other is in use, as long as it stays on the screen.
I've tried PC-MIX (hangs at 'mode mono') and DOSSHELL (won't task-switch away from mono screen). Any suggestions?
I have this set up on an 8088 turbo but I can shift the cards to a 386 if required. I believe DesqView can do this, but that might be overkill.