Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!midway!gsbsun!valley From: valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview Subject: Re: Windows vs DeskView for a 286 Message-ID: <1991Jun7.215822.10169@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 7 Jun 91 21:58:22 GMT References: Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (NewsMistress) Distribution: comp Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 15 lfk@eastman1.mit.edu (Lee F. Kolakowski) writes: >Which windowing system will give me the most bang for the buck >on a 286 with 4 MB of XMS configured memory? >The QuaterDeck people tell me that DV will not use the extra memory. >Will it, or will MS Windows 3.0. I think you will find that both programs will use the HMA (64K), but neither will use any more (extended mem qua extended mem) than that. -- (Another fine mess brought to you by valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu)