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- /FHQ4: What type of computer is required for DESQview?/FB
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- DESQview Classic can multitask programs on an 8088, 8086, 80286,
- 80386sx, 80386dx, 80486sx, 80486dx, V20 or V30. DVX386 will only run
- on an 80386sx or better.
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- /CH8088//8086//80286//V20//V30/CN
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- /ML4/DVC will run in one of three ways one these machines. For
- additional information, get the file DV286.ZIP from SIMTEL20 /JB(see Q7)/q7.txt/.
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- /FL(1)/FB If you have true hardware compatible LIM EMS 4.0 (or EEMS)
- memory board and are able to disable some conventional memory, DVC
- will remap expanded memory to conventional memory addresses to
- multitask ``well-behaved'' programs in.
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- /FL(2)/FB If you use a plug-in memory management chip such as a
- All-Charge Card or a SOTA POP card, it will provide the memory
- mapping needed to allow DVC to multitask programs beyond 640K.
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- /FL(3)/FB If you have neither a LIM EMS 4.0 memory card or a memory
- management chip, DVC will still multitask as many programs as
- possible in the available conventional memory /JB(see Q5)/q5.txt/.
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- Besides the memory problem, on a machine less than an 80386 and
- without QEMM, DESQview will not be able to run programs in a small
- window or in the background if the program writes directly to video
- memory /JB(see Q2)/q2.txt/. If the program has a switch to allow BIOS screen
- output, use it, or convince the programmer to make the program
- DESQview-aware /JB(see Q3)/q3.txt/.
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- /ML-4//CH80386sx//80386dx//80486sx//80486dx/CN
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- /ML4/DV386 (or the combination of DESQview and QEMM /JB(see Q2)/q2.txt/) and DVX386
- will multitask programs in all of the available extended memory.
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- /ML-4/Although DVC can multitask on any machine, the minimum suggested
- configuration is an 80386sx with 2 megabytes of memory and QEMM. For
- breathing room, at least 4 megabytes of memory is suggested.
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- DVX386 requires at least 4 megabytes and an 80386sx. Eight megabytes of
- memory is roughly equivalent to 4 megabytes under DVC.
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