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From: hen3ry@cactus.org (Henry Velick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview
Subject: Re: DESQview/X
Message-ID: <6815@cactus.org>
Date: 9 May 91 03:36:19 GMT
References: <6_4gx2.@rpi.edu> <5909@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>
Reply-To: hen3ry@cactus.org
Organization: The Capital Area Central Texas Unix Society
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In article <5909@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> mau@herky.cs.uiowa.edu (Mau Napoleon) writes:
>From article <6_4gx2.@rpi.edu>, by xor@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Joseph Schwartz):
>> So what's the latest news on DESQview/X?  Has anybody seen it yet?
>
>I called them and I was told August is the new target date.
>I also asked for the price and I was told $1500 ????
>If this is true there goes my dream to run X windows on my 386.
>Napoleon

I saw a demo of DESQView/X at UniForum in January (or thenabouts), was
significantly impressed, and was told its price would be comparable to
that of plain ol' DESQview or D- 386. Somebody was talking through her
or his hat. Maybe 'twas your informant, maybe mine.

I hope it was yours.

-Henry