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From: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Windows 386
Keywords: Windows 386/Zenith 386
Message-ID: <277@rna.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 88 22:49:53 GMT
References: <5402@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> <1356@neoucom.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
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Organization: Rockefeller University Neurobiology
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In article <1356@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
>2.03 had quite a few bugs.  2.03 would often crash when switching
>from one window to another.  It would occasionally crash for no
>discernable reason at all (on a model 80 IBM).

	Yes, I noticed that...

>One thing that still is sorely needed is some sort of window depth
>arranger like the Amiga has.  On a "dinky" 16 inch monitor, it
>quickly gets to be a hassle trying to wade through a piple of 6 or
>so windows.  I'm not terribly enamored of using the ALT-TAB to
>toggle the windows.  I don't know why, but the inconification
>method in Sunview seems less of a hassle.  At least, if necessary,
>the windows can be dealt with without touching the mouse.

	If I understand what you're asking for, the MSWINDOWS enhancement
that I mentioned before, COMMAND POST, does this quite well. I really
think that MSWINDOWS straight out of the box is pretty lame and that something
like COMMAND POST is a minimum to get MSWINDOWS to be friendly enough for my
use. It is shareware. Let me know if you want to grab a copy.

				Cheers,
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