🚀 go-pugleaf

I have been out of the PC world for a few months and am wondering what
people are now using for multitasking programs on 286 machines.  I have
a 16MHz 286 with 1MB RAM, 512K EMS board, 40MB hard drive, and Hercules
clone video setup.  I have heard a lot about the new Windows 3.0.  I used to
use Windows 2.03 or whatever but only when I wanted to play around, it could
never handle the apps I ran.  I have tried DESQview but I didn't like how
complex the setup was for each application.  The thing that got me going was
the announcement of DESQview/X.  I primarily access UNIX machines (Sequent
multiprocessors, DEC 5500, Sun's, IBM RS/6000, and HP 300 and 800's).  
I like Sunview the best, but X Windows is about the same.  These windows
programs actually multitask and I like that, plus you can run anything
from inside of them (basically as if from the command line).  I would like
to find something similar.  I don't need the fancy graphics, or even
windows for that matter.  If there was an NDOS instead of DoubleDOS that
would be ideal.  I have used Back and Forth a bit, but I'd prefer something
that could utilize memory a touch better.  The applications I run all the
time are:

	Telix tellecommunications program
	Multi-Edit editor
	MASM 5.1
	Codeview
	WordPerfect 5.1
	Various compilers (Quick C, Turbo Pascal)
	Quattro Pro
	Norton utils and Commander
	archive programs (ie PKzip)
	Make (Microsoft)

I am usually in my editor or Telix.  I do compiles from within the editor,
but if I could find a multitasker that can give the MS linker enough memory
that would be great.  Also, there is a version of Multi-Edit that has a
term communications program built in, and I might be switching to that, 
depending on if it has all the features I need.

Any ideas????  If I add another meg of extended memory would that help?

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