[Coco] [Color Computer] Multi-vue Vs. Deskmate 3

[L. Curtis Boyle]

     Multivue is more like a windowing shell (like some of the graphical  
DOS shells, or Windows Version 1.x), with a few mini-apps (the calendar,  
calculator, printer and port setup programs, etc.), while Deskmate is more  
like VIP Library - a set of apps together in one package, but with no  
ability to add new programs, etc. to it. With Multivue, you can add  
applications, icons, etc. to make your own custom desktop, with folders  
etc., while Deskmate you just have the applicatons it came with.
     What problem are you having with 16 color windows? I believe that  
stock Multivue only supported 4 color (or was it 4 or 16 color, but only  
320x192 resolution... haven't used stock in so long, that I don't  
remember). The Kent Myers upgrade added support for the missing window  
type, and I did some mods past that that I mentioned earlier (both 6809  
and 6309 versions... the 6309 versions are more extensive).

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:30:59 -0600, Glen VanDenBiggelaar  
<glenvdb at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, all,
> For the last week, I have been fooling around with M-Vue (still can't
> get the 16 color option-but I am working on that) and last night, I
> decided to take a break and load up DeskMate 3. I noticed (after I got
> rid of that annoying pink on an CM-8 Monitor) that it feels very close
> to multi-vue.
> I noticed a lot of you use and Like m-vue, but I have not seen anyone
> lately mention Deskmate. I have Deskmate "1" still sealed and Deskmate
> 3, was there a Deskmate 2? or 4?. Other than "no windows" and more
> programs and more colorful, it seems a real contender to MVUE.
> What are your experiences/or opinions on it?
> Now if I could just set the date properly on ONE of these programs, I
> would use it all the time. Does anyone have a "Date patch for OS-09 l2?
> for try as I might, I just don't have enough skills yet to get ether to
> run on NitrOS-9 yet.
> -Glen
>
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L. Curtis Boyle