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From: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
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Subject: Re: Looking for CHEAP multitasking...
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Date: 23 Jun 89 20:53:51 GMT
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In article <5190024@hplsla.HP.COM> davidr@hplsla.HP.COM (David M. Reed) writes:
>Of course, I highly recommend DESQview.

My choice for a DOS multitasker requires a 386 machine and is known
as VM/386.  My preference is based primarily in that each virtual
machine is constructed with its own individualized config.sys and
autoexec.bat files, contrary to the WINDOWS-386 and DesqView.

This means that the memory hogging drivers for [fill in the blank]
program(s) can be restricted to that program's virtual machine and
not waste space in virtual machines not requiring them.

(Also, I'm not overly sold on multiple windows (yet) and find that
multiple screens (each application/machine has its own full-sized
"window") is adequate for most my needs.)

kEITHe