DESQView 1.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.
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Release notes
Important: Desq 1.0 contains copy protection, and no unprotect is known to exist. Later versions are not copy protected. To create a usable Desk 1.0 disk, you must use the provided SuperCard Pro or Kryoflux images, or use an emulator that supports copy protection. Desq 1.0 has been tested to run in PCE.
Information
- Product type
- Application Utility
- Vendor
- Quarterdeck
- Release date
- 1984
- Minimum CPU
- 8088
- User interface
- Text
- Platform
- DOS
- Download count
- 29 (10 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quarterdeck DESQ 1.0 (1984) (5.25-360k) (SCP) (Kryoflux) |
1.0 | English |
|
79.57MB | 1 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 1.02 (1986) (5.25-360k) |
1.02 | English |
|
595.9KB | 1 |
 Quarterdeck DESQview 1.02 Manual (AST OEM) (1986) |
1.02 | English |
|
11.24MB | 1 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 1.03 (1986) (5.25-360k) |
1.03 | English |
|
129.74KB | 2 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 1.10 (AST OEM) (1986) (5.25-360k) |
1.10 | English |
|
2.34MB | 1 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 1.10 for DEC Rainbow (1986) (5.25-SSQD) (SCP) |
1.10 for DEC Rainbow | English |
|
32.88MB | 1 |
|
Quarterdeck DESQview 1.11 (AST OEM) (1986) (5.25-360k) |
1.11 | English |
|
2.25MB | 3 |