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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact: Charles McHenry
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QUARTERDECK ANNOUNCES BETA PROGRAM FOR DESQview/X USERS OF
PC-NFS, WOLLONGONG AND BEAME & WHITESIDE NETWORK DRIVERS


   SANTA MONICA, Calif., August 25, 1992 -- Quarterdeck Office
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QDEK) announced today at the company's
fifth annual VAR and Developer Conference a beta testing program
for users with SUN PC-NFS, Wollongong and Beame & Whiteside
TCP/IP drivers.  Available in the fourth calendar quarter of
1992, the new managers for these networks will be incorporated
into the Quarterdeck DESQview/X Network Manager (to Other X
Systems), which is the network interface required to run
DESQview/X on non-DOS networks.
   Users of DESQview/X PCs on PC-NFS-, Wollongong- or Beame &
Whiteside-based networks will be able to run applications
residing on network workstations, mark and transfer (cut and
paste) data from one program to another, transfer files directly
from PCs to workstations and vice versa, and, makes the programs
and resources of the networked PCs available to non-DOS
workstations on the network.
   Quarterdeck is inviting users of these networks to participate
in the Beta testing program.  Interested parties can contact
Quarterdeck's Testing and Compatibility Lab for details.  At the
conclusion of the Beta testing cycle, the new network managers
will be provided free of charge to registered users of the
DESQview/X Network Manager (to Other X Systems), upon request.
   "We will continue to add new network managers and drivers to
the DESQview/X Network Manager to give our users flexible
configuration options that include popular networking packages,"
said Gary Pope, Quarterdeck's co-founder and executive vice
president, development.


QUARTERDECK ANNOUNCES BETA PROGRAM

   DESQview/X, which was released by Quarterdeck in March 1992,
combines DESQview's multitasking capabilities with a graphical
user interface and is the first complete implementation of the
X Window System under DOS.   The X Window System is the most
widely used standard for displaying information through graphical
windows, regardless of hardware and operating system platform. 
DESQview/X enables DOS PCs and X workstations on a TCP/IP network
to remotely run DOS, Microsoft Windows and X applications
concurrently.
   The suggested retail price for DESQview/X is $275. The
DESQview/X Network Manager, required to interface DESQview/X to
non-DOS networks has a list price of $200.
   Quarterdeck is a technology leader in the development of
software products that enhance the performance of DOS-based
personal computer hardware and software.  The company develops,
markets and supports multitasking, windowing and memory
management software designed to bring cost-effective computing
solutions to business and professional PC users.
   Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. is located at 150 Pico
Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405.  The company can be reached
at (310) 392-9851.

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