WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31,1992--Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:QDEK) announced today at the Federal Office Systems Expo (FOSE)
that DESQview/X is shipping. DESQview/X brings powerful workstation
capabilities to standalone and networked 386SX and higher DOS personal
computers. DESQview/X, the third DESQview product in Quarterdeck's suite
of multitaskers, is a graphical, multitasking and windowing DOS
environment. It features a graphical desktop, scalable fonts, keystroke
macros and customizable menus, data transfer and remote computing. A key
feature of DESQview/X is its ability to run both DOS text and Microsoft
Windows graphics programs in small windows or remotely on other DESQview/X
PCs or X workstations.

DESQview/X is the first full DOS client/server implementation of the
XWindow System, an international standard for graphical windowing and
distributed computing. Adding to DESQview's ability to multitask DOS and
Microsoft Windows programs, DESQview/X incorporates X Window System
graphics and network protocols, plus Rational Systems' 16- and 32- bit
shared DOS extender technology to achieve workstation capabilities and
performance.

"We are taking our DESQview foundation and adding accepted standards for
type, graphics and distributed computing," said Therese E. Myers,
president and co-founder of Quarterdeck. "This creates an open door for
DOS users and gives them the ability to take advantage of the advances in
X-related workstation trends regardless of platform. This is a significant
step toward bringing DOS into enterprise computing."

DESQview/X provides benefits for both standalone and networked PC users
such as: data transfer to cut and paste between applications running in
different windows regardless of whether they are running locally or
remotely, a graphical interface with three-dimensional look and feel,
menus and icons that are easily customizable and sophisticated file and
print management systems.

Included with DESQview/X are four companion programs:

-DESQview/X Application Manager, a graphical desktop and program
organizer;

-DESQview/X File Manager, a file manager for either local DOS or remote DOS
and non-DOS files;

-DESQview/X Icon Editor, a graphics tool for creating and editing pixmap
and bitmap icons;

-Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for DESQview/X, an outline font manager with 13
Type 1 fonts for DESQview/X and X Window System graphics programs. ATM for
DESQview/X also provides scalable DOS windows for DOS text programs.

"We started our DESQview/X development with a belief in the importance of
networking and graphics," said Gary Pope, executive vice-president,
development, and Quarterdeck co-founder. "We also wanted our DOS users to
be able to access computing power, memory or applications residing on more
powerful computers on a network."

According to Pope, until now DOS lacked an integrated windowing system
designed for graphic communication. By bringing the X-Window System to
DOS, users gain network access to the universe of X software running on
UNIX, VAX workstations or mainframes.

Bundled with DESQview/X are Quarterdeck's best-selling memory manager
QEMM-386, and Manifest, a system and memory reporting tool. Options for
DESQview/X, available separately, include the DESQview/X Network Manager
for TCP/IP; and DESQview/X OPEN LOOKWindow Manager and the DESQview/X
OSF/Motif Window Manager, both used for customizing the on-screen
interface to match the look of other workstations, from Sun,
Hewlett-Packard, DEC, IBM and others.

DESQview/X (with the four companions, QEMM-386, Manifest, and the
DESQview/X Network Manager for Novell Netware and NetBIOS networks) has a
suggested retail price of $275.00. The suggested retail price for the
optional DESQview/X Network Manager for TCP/IP is $200.00; DESQview/X
OSF/Motif Window Manager is $250.00; and DESQview/X OPEN LOOK Window
Manager is $200.00. For registered Quarterdeck users there is a special
introductory offer of DESQview/X for $100.00.

System requirements for DESQview/X are: an IBM/compatible 386SX PC or
higher; PC or MS DOS 3 and above or DR DOS 6; 4 megabytes or more of RAM;
EGA, VGA, Super VGA, 8514/A or 256-color DGIS graphics adapter, and a 40
megabyte hard drive. Support for a mouse or equivalent pointing device
compatible with Microsoft mouse driver is included. DESQview/X-286 for
IBM/compatible 286 computers is under development.

Quarterdeck is a technology leader in development of software products that
enhance the performance of DOS-based personal computer hardware and
software. The company develops, markets and supports multitasking,
windowing and memory management software designed to bring cost-effective
computing solutions to business and professional PC users.

Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. is located at 150 Pico Boulevard, Santa
Monica, CA 90405. The company can be reached at (310) 392-9851.

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