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johnel
2010-02-17 , 11:19
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WOW!
QEMM was a life saver for me many years ago.
Trying to free-up base memory for games and utlities was almost a dark art in the days of DOS!
My first PC was a "Compaq Portable Plus" running at 4.77mhz, with 640k memory and a whopping 10mb hardrive.
Then a "Compaq Portable II" with a 286 running at 8mhz, 1mb of memory (with expansion board) and an enormous 20Mb hardrive.
That's when I discovered QEMM & DESQview. A DOS-based computer that could multitask (the IPad & iPhone should take note!).
It would be years before Microsoft could attempt multitasking!
Quarterdeck were years ahead of anyone else at the time.
It's a shame the Microsoft juggernaught rolled you over.
I have fond memories of Quarterdeck
You guys were heroes!
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