Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
Before Windows 3.1 ... there was DESQview. Anyone else experienced using this early multitasking and task-switching software? ... Back when DOS was king, it could already open multiple windows for different programs to be running at the same time on the same PC.

In my case, I would have it running a modem dialer, Bluewave OMR, a terminal software and a BBS based online game helper or a DOS screen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESQview
We didn't have that. But, we did have Desqview/X running on a pc that managed (weather equipment) Wind Profilers.