2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN) (03/11/86)
I'm looking at a limited requirement for multitasking ability on my PC/AT. Information, opinions, problems and insights into both DesqView and DoubleDos would be greatly appreciated. Max Robin email:whuxg!2212msr phone:201-386-6865
halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) (03/14/86)
In article <579@whuts.UUCP>, 2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN) writes: > I'm looking at a limited requirement for multitasking ability on my > PC/AT. Information, opinions, problems and insights into both > DesqView and DoubleDos would be greatly appreciated. I've been using desqview now for several weeks and find that it handles about 90% of my requirements. Here are some problems that I've encountered: 1. Background downloads with Crosstalk XVI (Version 3.6) are possible but tricky. The machine will often lock up if there is some problem with the download. 2. Ready! and Desqview have to fight for the mouse, often with disastrous results. You might anticipate problems with other mouse-based software. 3. All software will slow down considerably when running under desqview, even in teh foreground. 4. Some programs won't run under Desqview, among them are Dr. Halo and MS-Kermit. But on the whole, I like the program. It has a lot of nice features and it's easy to install and use. -- Henry M. Halff Halff Resources, Inc. halff@utah-cs.ARPA 4918 33rd Road, N., Arlington, VA 22207
jim@randvax.UUCP (Jim Gillogly) (03/15/86)
In article <3716@utah-cs.UUCP> halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) writes: > Here are some problems that I've encountered: > ... >4. Some programs won't run under Desqview, among them are Dr. Halo and >MS-Kermit. I use MS-Kermit (version 2.28) regularly with DESQview when I have a background task I want to run on the PC and want to work on the mainframe; or when I have a massive file (like web2) to download to the PC while I do useful work locally. Both the new (Jan 86) and old (original) versions of DESQview work correctly with this version of Kermit. If there's interest I can dredge up the settings I use for it. -- Jim Gillogly {decvax, vortex}!randvax!jim jim@rand-unix.arpa
halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) (03/17/86)
In article <122@randvax.UUCP>, jim@randvax.UUCP (Jim Gillogly) writes: > In article <3716@utah-cs.UUCP> halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) writes: > > Here are some problems that I've encountered: > > ... > >4. Some programs won't run under Desqview, among them are Dr. Halo and > >MS-Kermit. > > I use MS-Kermit (version 2.28) regularly with DESQview ... > ... when I have a massive file (like web2) to download > to the PC while I do useful work locally. ... > If there's interest I can dredge up the settings I use for it. The problem that I have with Kermit and Desqview is that after I initiate a file transfer and switch out of the Kermit window, Kermit continues to write status information (Number of blocks transferred, retries, etc.) to the screen, thus overwriting the foreground task's display. I assumed that this behavior is because Kermit is stuffing bytes directly to screen RAM. But, if someone has settings that avoid this problem, I'd appreciate getting them. Perhaps there are other people on the net that would appreciate that information as well. -- Henry M. Halff Halff Resources, Inc. halff@utah-cs.ARPA 4918 33rd Road, N., Arlington, VA 22207
mike@cavell.UUCP (Mike Smith) (03/18/86)
I have been using Desqview for six months. I primarily use it to download files, using MS-kermit, while I edit source. This always works fine as I am not using a mouse. Me.