Multitasking, memory management, icons - all without Windows.For those who don't like Microsoft's Windows but still want to multitask, running both Windows and DOS programs simultaneously in a Windowslike environment, there's DESQview/X. Screens can be opened, closed, moved and scaled to size with the click and drag Using a pointing device, such as a mouse, to latch onto an icon on screen and move it to some other location. When the screen pointer is over the icon of the object, the mouse button is clicked to grab it. The button is held down while the object is moved ("dragged") to its destination. of a mouse. Like Windows, the program contains a host of extras: file management, a clock, calendar, scalable fonts and a collection of games, to name a few. In addition, it contains one of the best memory-management programs in the industry. Handling memory - making use of extended, expanded and high memory - in today's high-powered computers is a problem few computer users have either the time or the inclination to solve. With DESQview/X loaded, they don't have to. By just typing OPTIMIZE at the DOS prompt The message DOS displays when it is ready to accept user input. The default DOS prompt (C:\>, D:\>, etc.) displays the current drive and directory. Earlier versions of DOS did not display the directory name and required that the Prompt command be used with the following parameters , they can scan a computer's setup and automatically configure the available memory, fine-tuning a computer to run as powerfully and manage its memory as efficiently as it can. DESQview/X requires at least 4 megabytes of random-access memory (storage) random-access memory - (RAM) (Previously "direct-access memory"). A data storage device for which the order of access to different locations does not affect the speed of access. and 10 Mb of disk space. The program costs $275 and is available at most software retailers. For more information, write to Quarterdeck Office Systems Quarterdeck Office Systems, later Quarterdeck Corporation, was an American computer software company. It was incorporated in 1982. Their offices were initially located in Santa Monica, California and later in Marina Del Rey, California. , 150 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, 90405, or call (310) 392-9851. |
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