todd@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Todd Ogasawara) (06/14/90)
Looks like Windows 3.0 does not like hard disks with 1024 or more
cylinders. I am pretty certain that Win 3.0 trashed the FAT on my Acer
1100/25 with a Seagate ST-4096 (no flames about the Seagate :-).
A friend who owns a local retail computer store said that he was on the
phone with OnTrack today and they said they are getting lots of calls from
people with stories like mine.
I know Microsoft will deny all of this.. So, what are we supposed to do for
the next six months to a year when Microsoft releases a maintenance fix out
of the blue? I've committed to using Ventura Publisher for Windows (due out
in July) and Arts & Letters for Windows 3.0 (due out June 22) as well as
Windows Word (which we all know sucks wind when used with Windows 2.11 and
Windows/386) and Excel 2.15C.
Sheesh.. I should have learned my lesson and bought a Mac for desktop
publishing... but noooooo ;-) ...todd
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