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From: Jordan_Melville@mindlink.bc.ca (Jordan Melville)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview
Subject: Re: Desqview question!
Message-ID: <5906@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 16 May 91 22:22:45 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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In acticle <1991May17.094930.25084@wam.umd.edu>, "ys@wam.umd.edu" wrote:
>         Has anyone tried running a BBS in the background of Desqview?
> At present I have a 386SX-16 w/2MB and 80HD... I was wondering how it
> would be to run a BBS in the background and still do work in the
> foreground... How would the speed be, for example, if someone was
> downloading files i n the BBS, while I was working on a WP, or
> graphics program in the foreground...

I used to run a BBS in the background of DESQview (in fact, I still would be,
but Telegard doesn't get along with DV very well) and found it worked very
well, even with only 2 megs on a 386DX-25.
The only problems you'll run into with the system is when the user is doing
things where he is watching the turn-around time on what you type. For
instance, if he is reading messages, or searching the file lists, he will be
able to tell that you are there unless you're in a DV aware program. In fact,
one of the major processor-hogs (I assume it's because it has its own internal
multi-tasking) is WordPerfect. The user will never notice a difference when
using a file transfer protocol (except maybe 1-2cps, which is neglegable).

One thing to keep in mind, graphical programs are generally a bad idea. If you
need to use one, it's best to do it without DESQview. Also, when choosing a
FOSSIL driver, make sure you choose BNU (currently BNU170.* on Simtel. If you
need a copy, email me) as the other common one, X00, is very buggy, and will
crash DESQview whenever it is activated.

Jordan.
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