18 Jan
2001
18 Jan
'01
2:42 a.m.
In
<8763AE987517D2118C0500A0C9AB234C509D72@TEGNTSERVER>, on 01/17/01
at 04:54 PM, Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com>
said:
Yea! Object Desktop is GOD'S OWN TOY. I love it! They ported it to
Windos, but it caused lots of stability problems. The OS/2 version runs
beautifully and I've been addicted to it for years.
I have to agree with the others in this thread... Windows is inherently
not stable, while OS/2 is.... thus Object Desktop on Windows doesn't
CAUSE instability, it merely illuminates it. I am biased, however, as
I'm a Stardock Avatar.
My favorite component is the virtual desktop feature.
I couldn't live
without it.
The Windows version is a program. The OS/2 version is not. It is a
collection of Workplace Shell objects simply taking advantage of the OS/2
Gui's object inheritance and polymorphism. Pretty darn impressive.
True, Windows doesn't provide the underpinnings to do what was possible
under OS/2.
My two most-used features are ObjectDrivescan and ObjectEdit; however,
I really do love the eye candy (Windowblinds, WindowFX, DesktopX, and
ObjectBar).
Regards,
-dq