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From: boyer@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Charles David Boyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: programs crashing in Desqview
Message-ID: <38323@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 90 04:37:12 GMT
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nelson_p@apollo.HP.COM (Peter Nelson) writes:

>    After posting some problems I've had in running certain 
>    programs under Desqview I've received many responses from 
>    other people describing problems they've had with Desqview.
>    I've also read of other problems in running certain programs
>    under Desqview here on the net and on various BBS's. 

>    As a result of all this I am forced to sadly conclude that 
>    Quarterdeck's product, while probably adequate for certain
>    "known-to-be-safe" applications, is not yet a reasonable
>    choice for a general-purpose environment.  Based on my

Since there has been an awful lot of DesqView bashing related to your
problems, I think I would like to balance the argument on the other side.
I have been using DesqView since version 1.0 and find it to be a very good
"general" environment.  Yes, it does require tweaking, an
understanding of the environment, the applications you are running, and the
limits of DOS in a multitasking environment. This is unfortunate. It
is the price to be paid to get the best performance from such a
configurable tool (under a limited operating system).

I do not think, however, that your inability to find a synergy with DV
means that it is a bad program. In particular, I do not think that
you have enough experience with Desqview to make the general, negative
remarks that appear in your note.

David Boyer

I hope you reach nirvana with VM-386.