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From: u803535@lanl.gov (Wayne A. Vieira)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WordPerfect 5.0 & 5.1 VS Microsoft Word
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Date: 6 May 90 16:39:02 GMT
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In article <6992@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> jmerrill@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Confusion Reigns) writes:
>With DESQview (or Windows, for that matter), I can get WP running in one
>window, Kermit in another, Telix in another, and DOS in one more.  What's
>your point? :)

For me, the point is that while using DesqView on a 386 with 4 megs of
memory performance  isn't too bad, but if you own a 286 with only 1-2
megs of memory and financial considerations do not allow hardware upgrades
soon, "multitasking" programmes whose sum memory requirements total more
than 640K (independent on the amount of memory you have) is technically
impossible with making a purchase of additional "special" hardware.  Other
286 Desqview users can confirm this. REAL multitasking beyond 640K on
a 286 requires enhanced EMS4.0 (I think AST and Intel are the only manufact-
urers of such an animal) 98% (un-scientific estimate on my part) of
extended and expanded memory boards for 286's DO NOT SUPPORT this!

This is not a requirement of WINDOWS. While under some conditions, DV
shows better performance, on a 286 there are just some limitations
that aren't there on Windows.  Until I can afford a decent 386 system
with lots of memory, Windows Apps better fill my requirements that
"normal" apps under desqview.

-- 
Wayne A. Vieira         |Disclaimer:  Right!!!
Cray Research Inc.      | As if someone would let *me*
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