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- ``DESQview - A Guide to Programming the DESQview Multitasking
- Environment'', by Stephen R. Davis, M&T Books Publishing, 501
- Galveston Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063. 346 pages. 1st Edition,
- 1989.
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- [This is a review from Quarterdeck. I've heard from others that this
- books is really not that good and doesn't have many examples. Look it
- over well before you spend any money.]
- A very good source on programming in C using the DESQview API. This is
- a tutorial book with lots of examples. Would be useful to programmers
- who find the QOS API manuals somewhat daunting. All examples are in
- C, however there is lots of general information which would be useful
- for developers programming in any language. Available direct from M&T
- and bookstores which specialize in technical works. Can be ordered from
- Quarterdeck order line at (310) 392-9851 for $24.95 ($39.95 with disk -
- 5 1//4 inch only).
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- ``The Official DESQview Sourcebook'', Larry Joel Goldstein, Bantam
- Computer Books, 666 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10103. 351 pages.
- 1st edition - Sept. '89, price $22.95 ($27.95 Canada).
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- A comprehensive guide to the use of DESQview, QEMM and the DESQview
- Companions. Contains a section on the DESQview API that may serve as
- an introduction, but this is not a programmer's book. A useful adjunct
- to the Quarterdeck manuals when you want similar information from
- another view.
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- ``MS-DOS Beyond 640K, Working With Extended and Expanded Memory'',
- James Forney, Windcrest Books, Division of TAB Books Inc., Blue
- Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850. 1st Edition 1989. 235 pages. Price
- $19.95.
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- Not a DESQview//QEMM book specifically, but an excellent book on the
- subject of memory, with many references to DESQview and QEMM. Highly
- recommended to users who really want to understand the use of memory in
- their PCs.
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- ``The Best Book of DESQview'', Jack Nimersheim, Howard W. Sams &
- Company, 11711 North College, Suite 141, Carmel, IN 46032. 1st
- Edition 1990, 396 pages. Price $24.95
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- A user-friendly guide to DESQview, the Companions, QEMM and Manifest.
- Contains many tips and a good discussion of the DESQview Learn feature.
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- ``Mastering DESQview'', Jonathan Kamin, Scott, Foresman IBM
- Computer Books, 1900 E. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025. 1st
- Edition 1990, 387 pages. Price $24.95.
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- A comprehensive guide to the use of DESQview, with emphasis on hints and
- techniques which enhance the use of DESQview. Special emphasis on
- creative use of DESQview's Learn (macro) facility.
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- ``Extending DOS,'' Ray Duncan, Charles Petzold, M. Steven Baker, Andrew
- Schulman, Stephen R. Davis, Ross P. Nelson, Robert Moote,
- Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Second edition, 1992.
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- An excellent work on DOS memory usage and some of the options for
- extending DOS. For advanced users and programmers. Quite a bit of
- example source code included. Covers IBM PC Programming Architecture,
- EMS, XMS, DOS Extenders, Windows, DESQview, VCPI, DPMI and Multitasking.
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- ``DESQview Instant Reference,'' Paul J. Perry, 1991, Sybex, 166 Pages.
- Price $9.95
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- This is a basic, short reference guide to DESQview, QEMM-386, and
- Manifest. It covers up to versions 2.3 of DESQview and version 5.1 of
- QEMM-386. It describes the use of all the DESQview functions, QEMM-386
- switches, and switches for LOADHI, QEMM.COM, VIDRAM. All the
- information provided is in the Quarterdeck manuals.
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- ``Understanding DESQview,'' Richard Altman, 1991, Sybex, 307 pages.
- Price $24.95
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- ``DESQview Unleashed'', Dave Williams, SAMS.
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- Coming in August 1992. Will include part of this FAQ!
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- ``XView Programming Manual,'' Dan Heller, etal., O'Reilly & Assoc. 586
- pages. Price: $34.95
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- ``X Window System Programming,'' Naba Barkakati, 1991, Howard W. Sams &
- Co. 600 pages. Price: $29.95
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- Good introduction to X programming, with many helpful example programs.
- Covers xlib, xt Intrinsics, and some discussion of OSF//Motif widgets is
- provided.
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- ``Introduction to the X Window System,'' O. Jones, 1989, P-H. Price:
- $38.00
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- ``The X Window System in a Nutshell'', 1990, O'Reilly & Assoc. Price:
- $24.95
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- [If you know of any more, please let me know]
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