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From: ahd@kendra.kew.com (Drew Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Another county heard from
Message-ID: <1990Aug21.215922.4274@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
Date: 21 Aug 90 21:59:22 GMT
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From article <14679@shlump.nac.dec.com>, by simon@hpspwr.enet.dec.com (Curiosier and curiosier...):
> 
> In article <94J1N6w162w@zooid.UUCP>, dve@zooid.UUCP (system operator) writes...
> 
>>If you want to simply switch between or multitask DOS applications, then you 
>>should use Software Carousel or Desqview.  However, if you want to be able 
>>to run programs that break all of DOS' restrictions and work in an updated 
>>and powerful environment then you should buy Windows. 
> 
> I am afraid I am also the one who is missing the point.  What are "all of 
> DOS' restrictions" that Windows break?  If I have Word Perfect or Lotus, 
> will it run better under Windows then under DesqView?  Or is the 
> "breaking" is relative only to specifically Windows written software?

I believe (source: ComputerWorld of 20Aug 1990) the newest 1-2-3, version
3.1 will break the 640K barrier and also basic data sharing with the
clipboard.  Note that this release is not due to be released for two
weeks.