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Windows Debate

    19-Nov-90 12:13:55
Sb: #3879-Windows Debate
Fm: Matthew J. W. Ratcliff 76703,1077
To: Bob Rakosky 75156,336
Have we started to wonder if the 'huge program base' argument for using the MS-DOS machines is still valid, whhen everyone wants software which will multi-task in a windowed environment? It seems like everyone has to start over on writing the software base, or people have to put up with slow performance on fast hardware.. and only give up about 8megs of hd space to achieve what my A1000 could do512k 4 years ago.