Stupid OS/2 Trick by Jay Clegg

    Please take the time to read the disclaimer and the documentation
    that follows before using this program.

    If you're not running OS/2, DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM. It will probably
    crash your system, forcing you to reboot.

    Also, STUPID.COM is intended to work with OS/2 version 2.1 and may not
    run with earlier versions of OS/2.

   STUPID.COM is copyrighted free-ware, which means you can use it as you
   see fit (free of charge) as long as you do not modify the program in any
   way.  Please do not distribute it without this documentation file.

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    Amaze your friends with a demonstration of OS/2's multitasking
    capabilities!  O.K., it might amuse them more than amaze them, but hey,
    it's free, right?
    
    STUPID.COM, when run, will launch a number of instances of itself (that
    *you* specify) in seperate DOS windows.  These instances will proceed to
    display a running counter while waiting for the user to stop the program
    by pressing the <Esc> key.  The trick is to tile these windows across
    the screen so that you see several (up to 16, if you're brave and have
    the ram...) windows, each running a DOS program that displays a counter.
    While this is totally useless, it does demonstrate OS/2's capabilites of
    pre-emptive multitasking.

    As an added feature, (now you will see why I included this idiotic
    program with OSTSR) STUPID.COM is "DV-aware".  That is, it will make the
    same checks that a Desqview-aware program would make, and make a call to
    DV's PAUSE function between each count if possible.  So, if you have
    OSTSR loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, each instance of STUPID.COM will
    return part of it's time-slice to OS/2 (via OSTSR) between each "tick"
    of the counter. Generally, you can see a marked difference between when
    OSTSR is present and when it's not.  Without it, the counters will seem
    to jump sporatically, first one will count for a while, then another,
    etc. With OSTSR the counters will run very smoothly and will seem to run
    concurrently.

    I should note that they run smoothly on my system, they may or may not
    on yours....... My test-bed is a 486dx-40 with 16 meg of RAM.  With an
    OSTSR setting of 2, running STUPID with 16 instances runs as smooth as
    glass....

    So, give it a try.  Everything you really need to know is in the
    "on-line" documentation for STUPID.COM.  Just type 'STUPID' with no
    arguments from a DOS prompt, and follow the directions.

    NOTE: Use a small command-line value (like 4) before going for a large
          one. if you don't have a lot of RAM, running 16 instances is going
          to bog your system down considerably.