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Article #5862Re: DOUBLEDOS vs. DESQVIEW
From: Henry M. Halff
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1986 13:18
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1986 13:18
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In article <579@whuts.UUCP>, 2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN) writes: > I'm looking at a limited requirement for multitasking ability on my > PC/AT. Information, opinions, problems and insights into both > DesqView and DoubleDos would be greatly appreciated. I've been using desqview now for several weeks and find that it handles about 90% of my requirements. Here are some problems that I've encountered: 1. Background downloads with Crosstalk XVI (Version 3.6) are possible but tricky. The machine will often lock up if there is some problem with the download. 2. Ready! and Desqview have to fight for the mouse, often with disastrous results. You might anticipate problems with other mouse-based software. 3. All software will slow down considerably when running under desqview, even in teh foreground. 4. Some programs won't run under Desqview, among them are Dr. Halo and MS-Kermit. But on the whole, I like the program. It has a lot of nice features and it's easy to install and use. -- Henry M. Halff Halff Resources, Inc. halff@utah-cs.ARPA 4918 33rd Road, N., Arlington, VA 22207
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!hplabs!utah-cs!halff From: halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.micro Subject: Re: DOUBLEDOS vs. DESQVIEW Message-ID: <3716@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 08:18:47 EST Article-I.D.: utah-cs.3716 Posted: Fri Mar 14 08:18:47 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 04:13:11 EST References: <579@whuts.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Halff Resources, Inc. Lines: 26 Summary: Desqview is slow but ok