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From: phil@sci.UUCP (Phil Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Info request: Microsoft Windows vs. Desqview
Summary: WINDOWS and Desqview
Keywords: WINDOWS MICROSOFT DESQVIEW
Message-ID: <14302@sci.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 88 22:18:23 GMT
References: <1988Jan25.081159.14791@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: Silicon Compilers Systems Corp. San Jose, Ca
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In article <1988Jan25.081159.14791@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, adam@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Adam R. Iles) writes:
> Hello, I'm presently looking for a windowing package to run on
> an XT clone that my brother and I share.  Since I don't have any
> hard information or experience with either of the two major ones
> which are available I'm asking anyone who uses and/or programs
> under either Windows or Desqview for their opinions as to each
> products merit and flexability.


I have and use both Desqview 2.01 and Windows 2. Far and away the better,
more useful program for me is Desqview. But, they do somewhat different
things. DV is much much faster ( I would not recommend Windows on an XT),
DV is far better at being able to run virtually anything that runs on a PC,
DV does not provide a common Mac-like user interface - it just puts everything
into a window - Windows provides common forms of commands and style of
interface for programs written for it - and consequently falls down with
normal programs. WORD will run in a DV window but not in a Windows window.
But, Windows will become the defacto standard interface for OS/2.
DV is much easier to optimize and is more flexible in the way it uses
extended and expanded memory.

    
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