deskmate
Noun
Meaning
One who sits with another person at the same desk.
One who sits with another person at neighbouring (frequently, touching) desks.
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By putting the basic elements of DOS and Deskmate in ROM and eliminating the memory test on startup, the HX booted quickly compared to other contemporary MS-DOS machines.
Another difference from previous Model 4s was the bundling of the Deskmate productivity suite with simple applications including a word processor, filer, spreadsheet, calendar, and mail manager.
MS-DOS 2.11, DeskMate 1.0, and a keyboard with the same layout as the Tandy 2000 's were included with the computer.
The 1000 HX came with MS-DOS 2.11, modified to support up to three 720 KB drives and Personal Deskmate 2. Most versions of MS-DOS worked with the 1000 HX, including DOS 3.x, and some later versions.
While Deskmate II used a text-based interface, Personal Deskmate used a graphical interface and also supported a mouse-like cursor using a joystick-mouse driver or a Tandy bus mouse.
The application was popular at the time and included a number of programs like Draw, Text and Calendar, as well as attracting outside investment such as Lotus 1-2-3 for DeskMate.