ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) (06/27/90)
I would like to know whether Compaq's dos 3.31 can be used on other machines. Dos 3.31 can handle partitions of more than 32M. I also want to know whether there are any known problems with it. Max Kislik
chaz@chinet.chi.il.us (Charlie Kestner) (06/28/90)
In article <36542@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) writes: >I would like to know whether Compaq's dos 3.31 can be used on >other machines. >Dos 3.31 can handle partitions of more than 32M. >I also want to know whether there are any known problems with it. You SHOULD be able to run Compaq Dos 3.31 on ANY clone. If you also wish to run Desqview, do not use Compaq's expanded memory driver, use Quarterdeck's (QEMM, comes with Desqview 386, or is available separately). I have heard of NO known problems with Compaq DOS 3.31.
moliver@pyrshadow (Mike Oliver) (06/29/90)
In article <1990Jun28.001023.3757@chinet.chi.il.us> chaz@chinet.chi.il.us (Charlie Kestner) writes: >In article <36542@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) writes: >>I would like to know whether Compaq's dos 3.31 [...] > [...] This has a vanishingly small relevance to rec.music.makers. I've no idea why the original article was crossposted - that was silly enough in itself - but if you're going to continue a thread then PLEASE make sure that you direct the followup to an appropriate newsgroup. Edit the 'Followup-To:' line in the header. See above. Apologies to rec.music.makers for perpetuating this thread. It should go away now. Cheers, Mike. moliver@pyramid.com {allegra,decwrl,hplabs,munnari,sun,utai,uunet}!pyramid!moliver
d89os@efd.lth.se (Ola Sigurdson) (07/03/90)
In article <36542@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) writes: > I would like to know whether Compaq's dos 3.31 can be used on > other machines. > Dos 3.31 can handle partitions of more than 32M. > I also want to know whether there are any known problems with it. > Yep, the version (I havenn't got the version # here) of Norton Utilities that I have won't run. Mostly I get "Cannot find directory" messages.
keshava@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Sanjay Keshava) (07/04/90)
In article <1990Jul3.143237.11538@lth.se> d89os@efd.lth.se (Ola Sigurdson) writes: >In article <36542@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) >writes: >> I would like to know whether Compaq's dos 3.31 can be used on >> other machines. >> Dos 3.31 can handle partitions of more than 32M. >> I also want to know whether there are any known problems with it. >> >Yep, the version (I havenn't got the version # here) of Norton Utilities >that I have won't run. Mostly I get "Cannot find directory" messages. Compaq's DOS 3.31 will work on other machines. A long time ago, I tried it on my generic (DTK motherboard, WD disk controller) AT compatible, and it worked flawlessly. I've also seen it run on Everex 286 and 386 machines. I don't know about the later versions, but the older Norton Utilities would fail because they were not written to handle disks larger than 32MB. I don't remember the details, but it had something to do with larger FATs and directories. Sanjay ->|<- Student in the UT Graduate School of Business DARPA: keshava@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | Graduation Date: TBD CSnet: keshava%ccwf@relay.cs.net | Greetings to fellow Anteaters, UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!keshava | Trojans, and Longhorns.
tea6219@evtprp0b.UUCP (Terry E. Acker) (07/18/90)
In article <1990Jul3.143237.11538@lth.se> d89os@efd.lth.se (Ola Sigurdson) writes: >In article <36542@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, ccmax@eel.cs.ucla.edu (Max Kislik) >writes: >> I also want to know whether there are any known problems with it. >> >Yep, the version (I havenn't got the version # here) of Norton Utilities >that I have won't run. Mostly I get "Cannot find directory" messages. We are using Norton Advanced v4.5 here, on Compaq 286s with 40mg drives. Have had no problems with Compaq DOS 3.31, and the drives are all in one partition. We even have a Compaq 386 with a 132mg drive in one partition. Have had no problems of any kind with Norton. -- |----------------------------------------------------------------| |Terry Acker | |Boeing Commercial Airplanes ....uunet!bcstec!evtprp0b!tea6219 | |M/S 03-87, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, WA 98124-0346 | |----------------------------------------------------------------|