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Indeed, the article was focusing on a false dichotomy: either you must exit one application before using another (no windows), or your applications must be rele
by chriswarbo 12y ago
Indeed, the article was focusing on a false dichotomy: either you must exit one application before using another (no windows), or your applications must be relegated to unusably small fractions of the screen (windows).
If you don't like either option, there's a third choice: run multiple applications, only show one at a time and allow fast switching between them.
- Jezparov 12y agoAnyone remember DESQview? It allowed you to run multiple fullscreen text mode applications and switch between them by double-tapping the alt key. I used to run Telix and Wordperfect at the same time and could still get a DOS prompt if I needed one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESQview http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESQview