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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1990Jun28.153340.29689@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 28 Jun 90 15:33:40 GMT
References: <4085@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> <1018@ashton.UUCP> <4100@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
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In article <4100@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> iain@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts) writes:
>
>>In article <4085@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> iain@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>>>There's been a fair bit of noise made in the media recently about the
>>>release of Windows 3.0. One MicroSoft high-flyer even suggested that
>>>EVERYONE currently running Dos would eventually run Windows 3.0. What
>>>does Windows have to offer me? 
>
>>A graphical user interface, multi-tasking, and one real cool game
>>of solitaire!   :-)
>
>  Multi-tasking? I don't think so. From what I understand Windows gives
>  you pseudo-multi-tasking but the context switching process is the
>  user! Hardly what I'd call multi-tasking. 

It is not the best, but yes it does do multitasking of Windows applications in
all modes, and will multitask DOS applications in enhanced mode. I routinely
run Compuserve Info Manager in a DOS windows, downloading programs over modem
while playing windows solitaire or other such stuff while I wait.


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