DESQView 2.x
DESQView, from Quarterdeck, was a DOS application multi-tasker and in later versions functioned as an X client for applications on remote UNIX systems. It competed against IBM Topview. The original DESQ was just a task switcher, but subsequent versions offered preemptive multitasking of well behaved DOS programs on real-mode 8088 PCs. It gained popularity when DESQView 386 added virtual x86 support. This enabled the ability to multi task many poorly behaved programs, and was often used on BBSes due to its excellent COM port handling. It was later overtaken by OS/2 and Windows.
Wanted: DESQview/X 1.0
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Release notes
Note: For a time there were simultaneous DESQview and DESQview 386 releases. DESQview 386 includes the QEMM memory manager.
Information
- Product type
- Application Utility
- Vendor
- Quarterdeck
- Release date
- 1994
- User interface
- Text
- Platform
- DOS
- Download count
- 6 (4 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quarterdeck DESQview 2.25 (1989) (5.25-360k) |
2.25 | English |
|
304.02KB | 0 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 2.26 (1990) (5.25-360k) (needs redump) |
2.26 | English |
|
185.38KB | 0 |
 Quarterdeck DESQview 2.70 (1995) (3.5-1.44mb) |
2.70 | English |
|
734.29KB | 0 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 2.80 (1996) (3.5-720k) |
2.80 | English |
|
591.17KB | 2 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 386 2.42 (1991) (5.25-1.2mb) |
386 2.42 | English |
|
1.84MB | 2 |