[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Is DESQview/X released yet ?

johnm@bowen.cc.utas.edu.au (John B. Miezitis) (03/19/91)

etxsral@california.ericsson.se (Lars Nilsson) writes:

>Does anyone know the status of DESQview/X ? 
>This seems to be a very interesting program because it
>implements running both a Xserver and Xclients.
>The advertised possibility to run msdos-programs as Xclients
>should make it possible to run pc-hardware dependent from other
>Xwindows system.

>Please e-mail information about DESQview/X.

Please summarise. This *is* a very interesting program.

Cheers..
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dyurman@cdp.UUCP (03/24/91)

Well, actually I think Quarterdeck Office Systems has the right
idea and that is to merge access to local personal productivity
software on your PC, in a multi-tasking environment, with the
X-Windows client / server relationship to remote hosts across a
network.  I am still astonished that Microsoft did NOT do with
with Windows.

The unfortunate part of this is that the Desqview /X product is turning
into vaporware since its announcement last November.

edm@hpfcmdd.hp.com (Ed Moore) (03/26/91)

>>I have a 44-page document titled, "DESQview/X - A Technical Perspective," that
>>I obtained from Quarterdeck Office Systems.  
>
>How does one get a copy of this document?  And when is DV/X going to be 
>released?

I got it from Quarterdeck Office Systems.
150 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA  90405
(213) 392-9701

I don't have an urgent need for DV/X, so I haven't called to ask when it
will be released.

jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (03/27/91)

I called up DV about 2 months ago about the DV/X booklet, and the people
there are NOT very helpful.  They couldn't give pricing on the product, the
SDK, date of availability, etc.

HOwever, the man I spoke to gave me "general" pricing of around 800 dollars
for the basic SDK....which is why I am using Borland C++ and writing
Windows applicatiosn right now. :-)

Brian

bodoh@cat5.cs.wisc.edu (Daniel Bodoh) (03/27/91)

In article <27668@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
>HOwever, the man I spoke to gave me "general" pricing of around 800 dollars
>for the basic [Desqview/X] SDK....which is why I am using 
>Borland C++ and writing
>Windows applicatiosn right now. :-)
>
>Brian

Let's hope we can get a hold of the interrupts used and update or create 
a new version of DVGLUE...
 
Dan