harnyo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Suwandi Harnyo) (03/23/89)
I would like to know if there's anyone using the combination of MS windows /286 together with 386-to-max from Quintus. Is it true that this combination has the same capability as the MS windows/386. Any information is much appreciated. -Andy harnyo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
dennis@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Dennis Foster) (03/23/89)
In article <9067@netnews.upenn.edu> harnyo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Suwandi Harnyo) writes: >I would like to know if there's anyone using the combination of >MS windows /286 together with 386-to-max from Quintus. Is it true >that this combination has the same capability as the MS windows/386. I am using the setup you describe. (BTW: 386-to-max is from a company call Qualitas, not Quintus). You do get the same EMS capabilities using Windows/286 and 386MAX but you DO NOT get the same capabilities when running old applications. With Windows/386, most non-Windows applications can be run in a window right along side all your Windows apps. With the Windows/286, 386MAX combination, you have the same restrictions/problems running old apps as you would under just plain Windows/286. What 386MAX does give you is the ability to load your TSR programs into high memory (freeing more of your lower 640K for other things). Using a product called 386LOAD (also from Qualitas) you can also load device drivers into high memory. By high memory, I am referring to memory between 640K and 1Meg. With my configuration (an NCR PC-916, EGA, 4Meg memory, Novell v2.12 over ARCNet, and the software to access an MS Programmer's library CD-ROM through the network), I can have all my networking software and CD-ROM software loaded and still have 540K of memory available while sitting at a DOS prompt.
moss@ttidca.TTI.COM (Les Moss) (03/29/89)
I use MS Windows 286 with 386 MAX on a 386 clone. I have to do this because Sigma Designs does not yet have a 386 driver for my Laserview monitor. This setup works well but Windows 386 gives better support for standard DOS applications. -- Les Moss Citicorp TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. (213) 452-9191, ext. 2982 Santa Monica, CA 90405 moss@ttidca.tti.com