DC>> A gui for DOS?  That's sacrilegious!

 ml>> haha... think back some 10+ years... DESQview/X was a
 ml>> GUI multitasker for DOS and then windows 2.x came out
 ml>> with windows 3.x right behind

 DC> I know of DESQview, but never saw it in use.

DESQview is textmode whereas DESQview/X is graphical...

 ml>>> win98se and requires sitting on the AC floor vent to
 ml>>> operate so that the air blowing out of the vent can
 ml>>> cool it... until the fan/heatsink

 DC>> That's a pretty big fan, isn't it?

 ml>> yup but it gets the job done whilst also ensuring that
 ml>> the rest of the house maintains a balanced temperature...

 DC> Around here, I have the heat on!

so do we but we keep the fan turned on to circulate the air all the time...
even with the heat on, it doesn't get hot enough in/on that laptop to cause
it to error out ;)

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