Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!pyrnj!john From: john@pyrnj.uucp (John Kurzman) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview Subject: Re: DESQview/X Message-ID: <14902@pyrnj.uucp> Date: 23 May 91 20:46:00 GMT References: <4314@meaddata.meaddata.com> <1405@ai.cs.utexas.edu> <4446@meaddata.meaddata.com> Reply-To: john@pyrnj.UUCP (John Kurzman) Distribution: usa Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp, Woodbridge, NJ Lines: 24 In article <4446@meaddata.meaddata.com> keves@meaddata.com (Brian Keves) writes: >This support seems pitiful, since PC/XView 16 from GSS supports around >50 networking solutions, including SLIP, all bundled with their base >product. From what I was told by Quarterdeck last week, DESQview/X uses GSS internally, and that any networking solution supported by GSS will be supported by DESQview/X. This would imply SLIP support assuming DESQview/X does not have strict time-out restrictions due to the slow link. What I'm wondering now is if DESQview/X will co-exist with PC-NFS concurrently using the same ethernet card. Quite some time ago when I researched GSS's original product, there was not much of an overlap of PC-NFS capable boards and GSS capable boards, but I'm sure that's improved by now. But concurrently? (Maybe both going through FTP's PC/TCP?). Also, does anyone know of a single vendor who offers all the pre-requisites for DESQview/X such as ethernet software and hardware? Most suppliers of ethernet software I've seen offer only software, and most hardware suppliers offer the cards with only Novell or Arcnet, rather than TCP/IP. A single supplier of DESQview/X, TCP/IP software, an NFS and a DESQview/X capable ethernet card would be desirable.