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From: ttak@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Timothy Takahashi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 1000TL W/ Windows or DESQview
Keywords: 1000TL EMS Windows DESQview
Message-ID: <5366@ur-cc.UUCP>
Date: 20 Feb 90 23:39:37 GMT
References: <1990Feb19.051532.22981@Neon.Stanford.EDU> <7923@inco.UUCP>
Reply-To: ttak@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Timothy Takahashi)
Organization: University of Rochester
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In article <7923@inco.UUCP> newman@inco.UUCP (Bo Newman) writes:
>I have a TANDY 1000TL and am considering going to either a WINDOWS
..
>1)	Which EMS 4.0 boards are compatible with (and will fit) the
>     1000TL?

I haven't seen any EMS 4.0 boards for the 1000. I used to run the PBJ
EMS 3.2 board on my 1000sx with windows, but it just never worked
right. You can set up the EMS 3.2 board as a ram disk but that's about
it. 

>2)	Are there any limitations or problems in running either of
>     these packages on the 1000TL?

Windows and DesqView want lots of EMS 4.0 ram. Windows programs run
fine, but using standard applications is near impossible without
EMS 4.0. My more limited experience with DesqView revealed that the
useable workspace was around 300k per application.

>3)	Are either of these packages designed to run well under the
>     TANDY CGA implementation or do they require higher resolution
>     graphics capabilities?

	DesqView will run with a CGA. Windows supports the Tandy 1000
video modes and looks much better than a CGA (640x200x4 color).
BTW a monochrome VGA/VGA board kit from compuadd is now only $250!

tim takahashi