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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
QUARTERDECK SHIPS DESQview/X,
BRINGS WORKSTATION POWER TO DOS
Includes X Window System Graphics, Adobe Type Manager,
Remote computing of DOS and Microsoft Windows,
via Novell and NetBIOS networks, TCP/IP option.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 1992 -- Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:QDEK) announced today at the Federal Office Systems Expo (FOSE) that
DESQview/X is shipping. DESQview/X brings powerful workstation capabilities
to standalone and networked 386SX and higher DOS personal computers.
DESQview/X, the third DESQview product in Quarterdeck's suite of multitaskers,
is a graphical, multitasking and windowing DOS environment. It features a
graphical desktop, scalable fonts, keystroke macros and customizable menus,
data transfer and remote computing. A key feature of DESQview/X is its
ability to run both DOS text and Microsoft Windows graphics programs in small
windows or remotely on other DESQview/X PCs or X workstations.
DESQview/X is the first full DOS client/server implementation of the
X-Window System, an international standard for graphical windowing and
distributed computing. Adding to DESQview's ability to multitask DOS and
Microsoft Windows programs, DESQview/X incorporates X Window System graphics
and network protocols, plus Rational Systems' 16- and 32- bit shared DOS
extender technology to achieve workstation capabilities and performance.
"We are taking our DESQview foundation and adding accepted standards for
type, graphics and distributed computing." said Therese E. Myers, president
and co-founder of Quarterdeck. "This creates an open door for DOS users and
gives them the ability to take advantage of the advances in X-related
workstation trends regardless of platform. This is a significant step toward
bringing DOS into enterprise computing."
DESQview/X provides benefits for both standalone and networked PC users
such as: data transfer to cut and paste between applications running in
different windows regardless of whether they are running locally or remotely,
a graphical interface with three-dimensional look and feel, menus and icons
that are easily customizable and sophisticated file and print management
systems.
Included with DESQview/X are four companion programs:
- DESQview/X Application Manager, a graphical desktop and program
organizer;
- DESQview/X File Manager, a file manager for either local DOS or
remote DOS and non- DOS files;
- DESQview/X Icon Editor, a graphics tool for creating and editing
pixmap and bitmap icons;
- Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for DESQview/X, an outline font manager
with 13 Type 1 fonts for DESQview/X and X Window System graphics
program. ATM for DESQview/X also provides scalable DOS windows for
DOS text programs.
(more)
QUARTERDECK SHIPS DESQview/X--2
"We started our DESQview/X development with a belief in the importance
of networking and graphics," said Gary Pope, executive vice president,
development, and Quarterdeck co-founder. "We also wanted our DOS users to be
able to access computing power, memory or applications residing on more
powerful computers on a network."
According to Pope, until now DOS lacked an integrated windowing system
designed for graphic communication. By bringing the X-Window System to DOS,
users gain network access to the universe of X software running on UNIX, VAX
workstations or mainframes.
Bundled with DESQview/X are Quarterdeck's best-selling memory manager
QEMM-386, and Manifest, a system and memory reporting tool. Options for
DESQview/X, available separately, include the DESQview/X Network Manager for
TCP/IP; and DESQview/X OPEN LOOK Window Manager and the DESQview/X OSF/Motif
Window Manager, both used for customizing the on-screen interface to match the
look of other workstations, from Sun, Hewlett-Packard, DEC, IBM and others.
DESQview/X (with the four companions, QEMM-386, Manifest, and the
DESQview/X Network Manager for Novell Netware and NetBIOS networks) has a
suggested retail price of $275.00. The suggested retail price for the
optional DESQview/X Network Manager for TCP/IP is $200.00; DESQview/X
OSF/Motif Window Manager is $250.00; and DESQview/X OPEN LOOK Window Manager
is $200.00. For registered Quarterdeck users there is a special introductory
offer of DESQview/X for $100.00.
System requirements for DESQview/X are: an IBM/compatible 386SX PC or
higher; PC or MS DOS 3 and above or DR DOS 6; 4 megabytes or more of RAM; EGA,
VGA, Super VGA, 8514/A, or 256-color DGIS graphics adapter, and a 40 megabyte
hard drive. Support for a mouse or equivalent pointing device compatible with
Microsoft mouse driver is included. DESQview/X-286 for IBM/compatible 286
computers is under development.
Quarterdeck is a technology leader in 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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