/FHQ4:  What type of computer is required for DESQview?/FB



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.



/CH8088//8086//80286//V20//V30/CN

/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/.



/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.



/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.



/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/.



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/.



/ML-4//CH80386sx//80386dx//80486sx//80486dx/CN

/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.


/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.



DVX386 requires at least 4 megabytes and an 80386sx.  Eight megabytes of
memory is roughly equivalent to 4 megabytes under DVC.