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From: spectre@cisunx.UUCP (Robert Sillett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.tandy
Subject: MS-DOS Multitaskers
Summary: DESQview or MS Windows?
Message-ID: <10903@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jul 88 05:25:25 GMT
Reply-To: spectre@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Robert Sillett)
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Hello netland!

I am planning to purchase a multitasking program for my PC clone
in the very near future.  I have decided to get either DESQview or
MS Windows.  The problem that I now face is which one to get.  
The only experience I have with either of these is the old Windows
version 1.xx, which was pretty much useless.  I understand that
2.xx is supposed to be much better.  Presently I am strongly leaning 
toward DESQview since Quarterdeck claims that it will run on 
virtually any system, 8088/80286, with 640kB and EMS/EEMS as an option.

Presently I have a PC compatible (Tandy 1000 SX) with 640kB and a
30MB hard drive.  I know that the processes will be painfully slow,
so please don't give me the "get a 286 line" -- I have to manage
with my present system.  I won't be able to get EEMS until at least
Christmas, so I know that I should be able to get 2 processes up --
not much more.

To come to the point --> which is the better, DESQview or Windows 2.xx?
I'm going to be running the beast under 640kB for a while.  The
main programs that I'll be running are Opus, Turbo Pascal, and
Microsoft FORTRAN.

Please e-mail suggestions & I'll save and summerize to the net.

Thank you.

-- 
Robert L. Sillett, Jr.                      spectre@cisunx
University of Pittsburgh                    spectre@pittvms.BITNET
"Don't ask me -- I only work here."         ...!pitt!cisunx!spectre