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Article #3896Re: DESQview/X vs. X-terminals
From: Anthony C. Garland
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 12:38
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 12:38
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pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) writes: >I saw that "Technical Guide" in the latest BYTE magazine -- IBM PC special >Basically, it is still vaporware. Scheduled to be release 1991. Essentially, >the booklet describe DesqView, X11 features and lots of promise what >DesqView/X can do. >I wait for 1991 ..... While I agree with the author that it is vaporware, it is worth noting that in the same BYTE issue in the article entitled "The Migration of the X Window System" the author saw demo'd an early version of Desqview X and was very impressed with its capabilities and apparent robustness (at such an early stage). For what its worth... o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | Anthony C. Garland, P.E. Garland Consulting | | 1373 S. Bonanza Alley, (206) 387-6390 | | Camano Island, WA 98292 kelpie@nwnexus.WA.COM | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
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