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topview [message #112697] Mon, 16 September 2013 13:50
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 20:11:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 20:11:44 1985
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has anyone had any experience with the performance of topview on an
AT?  i have been using it on a networked PC with a hard disk and so far
only have it configured to run BASIC and DOS commands.  when running
only one BASIC program, everything seems fine.  when running two, both
are running noticeably slower and i am sure that with three, the
processor wouldn't have enough cycles to give reasonable response
time.

Herb Chong, BASc
Computer Consultant 

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Operating Environments (Integrators) Re:Topview [message #268904 is a reply to message #112697] Wed, 23 October 1985 09:49 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: cjb@ccice2.UUCP (Curtis J. Braun)
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 09:49:21 1985
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Hmmmm....,Yuk.....

I am posting this summary for Software "Integrators" as per
request from the mail I received. This is from the Oct 8, 1985
issue of PC WEEK.

The article says that the integrators may/will have a boost with
the new extended memory boards, due to the fact that the memory
boards will offset the large memory requirements for the programs.
Quarterback Office Systems (Desq) plans on bundling Desqview with
the rampage card. The extra memory would allow instantaneous program
swap out, since disk access would not be required.

Integrators suchas Topview and Desqview are also called operating 
environments and typically allow several stand-alone packages to
run under a common interface. Software packages that are not compatible
can exchange data under the integrator.

The software must be written to look at the config.sys file for a
device driver. Without the driver, the memory above 640K bytes cannot
be addressed. To date only Windows and Desqview are written to use EMS.
IBM has made no annoucements regarding an EMS version of Topview.

Hope this helps,

Curtis (!rochester!ccice5!ccice2!cjb)



Summary
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Vendor			Product		Memory used	Announce  Ship
Application 		APX Core	43k		June,83	  April,84
Executive Corp.

Computer Associates	Easy Plus	245K		May,85	  May,85
Micro Products

Dynamical Research Inc	Panorama	70k		March,85  ---

IBM			Topview		175K		Aug,84	  Aug,84

Indian Ridge		Window Master	50K		Nov,83	  Feb,84
Enterprises

Microsoft		Windows		100K		Nov,83	  ---

North American		Memory/shift	31K		Sept,83	  Sept,83
Business Systems

Quarterdeck Office	Desq		256K		April,83  May,84
Systems			Desqview	130K		May,85	  July,85

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