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Changes to the
DESQview/QEMM Frequently Asked Questions List
Since Release 7
...And there's a lot of them this month...
Q2: Besides DESQview, what other products does Quarterdeck sell, and what
are the current versions?
Added to the list:
QDPMI
OSF/Motif Window Manager
Open Look Window Manager
The programming tools
Q6: Does DESQview and DESQview/X support Super VGA or video coprocessors?
Reformatted. Added a info on using the S3 chip and a list of TIGA, DGIS
and 8514 boards.
Q8: I want to write software for DESQview and DVX. Where can I get the API?
Added new information on DESQview/X toolkit and DV API price reductions.
Major rewrite of the answer.
Q11: Can Windows run under DESQview?
Minor change.
Q12: Can I make something like AUTOEXEC.BAT for DESQview, so that certain
windows open every time I run DESQview?
Rewritten to explain how to do it, rather than saying RTFM.
Q17: What are some programs that are incompatible with DESQview?
Minor changes.
Q20: What books are available on DESQview?
``DOS Beyond 640K'' is now in its second edition.
Q22: How can I configure DESQview for maximum window memory?
Removed the "under DOS 5" from the question and made it more general.
Memory issues seem to be spread between Q19, Q22 and Q24; I'm going to
try to keep most of the information in Q22.
Added info on the three STEALTH modes of QEMM.
Quoted David Granz's very interesting technique for increasing memory
under DVX.
Q24: How can I increase DESQview's performance?
Described how to use the MAXMEM= parameter to optimize the DESQview/X
server's use of memory.
Q25: My {9600 or greater} BPS modem drops characters under DESQview. Is high
speed communication possible under DESQview?
Added a note that software support is necessary to take advantage of the
16550.
National Semiconductor has changed the name of their 16550.
Q30: What do I need if I want to use DESQview/X's networking features?
Rewritten to be more clear, and added information on Novell's deal with
Quarterdeck.
Quoted Phil Kemp's experience with SLIP.
Q32: How can I load two or more shared programs in a window?
The default directory for the plus file is *not* the DV directory.
Q33: When running Windows under DESQview, I get an ``Incorrect DOS Version''
message. How do I fix this?
New question.