shedevil@portia.Stanford.EDU (Anne Prisk) (06/14/90)
I'm about to purchase Windows 3.0...but first I want to make sure
it will even work with the programs I currently want to run.
Primarily I am concerned about being able to run WordPerfect 5.0 and
ProComm Plus together. Currently I can run WordPerfect through ProComm
while I am logged on <now for instance> via the alt-a option.
Will I be able to run the two in seperate windows? Will I even still
be able to do it the way I currently am? Or will I not be able to do
it at all?
Thanks.
Annie
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Anne (SheDevil) Mitchell Prisk - Stanford Law - BBS: 415-FAT-GRID,1200,N,8,1
No disclaimer necessary as this is *my* account, and besides - nobody
would ever accuse anyone else of having these opinions anyway!altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman) (06/15/90)
In article <1990Jun14.033944.7099@portia.Stanford.EDU> shedevil@portia.Stanford.EDU (Anne Prisk) writes: >I'm about to purchase Windows 3.0...but first I want to make sure >it will even work with the programs I currently want to run. > >Primarily I am concerned about being able to run WordPerfect 5.0 and Word Perfect 5.1 runs wonderfully in a window. The only trick is to set the graphics display to CGA. This will allow you to use Preview mode while running in a Window. The Preview will now be Black and White instead of color but you don't lose any resolution. (This of course is only good on a 386 since you can't run DOS apps in a Window on a 286 or 8088) >ProComm Plus together. Currently I can run WordPerfect through ProComm >while I am logged on <now for instance> via the alt-a option. I highly recommend switching to a Windows based Communication Package (such as Crosstalk for Windows). The ability to provide downloads in background, scale the font size, write scripts using DDE, etc make it one of the greatest uses of the Windows environment. >Will I be able to run the two in seperate windows? On a 386, yes! > Will I even still >be able to do it the way I currently am? On a 386, I'm not sure why you would want to, but provided you have enough memory the answer is Yes. You get about 530k for a DOS App running in a Window. >Or will I not be able to do >it at all? > >Thanks. > >Annie - Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)