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From: angelini@apollo.HP.COM (Bob Angelini)
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Subject: Re: DesqView,,,,again
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Date: 29 May 90 17:45:00 GMT
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>	For the record, we do have a registered copy of Deqview 386 ver
>1.0.  I read the manual cover-to-cover before even installing it AND
>when troubles arose.  After many phone calls to Quarterdeck and getting
>no where (ie- problem still there), the person on the other end told me
>it must be a problem with the SCSI interface by Adaptec and that I
>needed a device driver.  He did not know the name of such a driver, but
>was sure that it existed.  No where in the manuall for the SCSI drive is
>an Adpatec phone number or address.  My inside sources at Tandy (yes I
>actually know people there) had never heard of such a driver.
>Basically, I think there was a bug in Quarterdeck's programme and they
>just pointed elsewhere.  Also, they have not sent us anything about an
>upgrade to the newer version.


I have not been following this discussion so, please excuse me if the 
following info is redundent.

I had problems with Windows 386 not loading beyond the Microsoft banner,
just after switching to an Adaptec AHA-1542 SCSI controller. Microsoft
suggested that I try using a device driver that Adaptec supplies. I 
contacted Adaptec and they gave me the number of their Tech Support BBS
(1-408-945-7727). I was able to download this device driver and it did 
infact solve my problem.

The driver is a buffering device driver for the 154x board that supports
both video and virtual memory buffering. It should correct problems that the 
154x has with programs that transfer a lot of data from disk directly to the 
screen and also apps that use 386 protected mode.

Bob Angelini