MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Solsman) (03/23/90)
I am getting a new 386. I never set up one before. Which extended memory manager whould I use? Desqview / Windows / QEMM / whatever... I would like to use desqview, or someother multitasking program. Can you suggest which multi-task program to buy? Is PC-MOS worth it? (having a multiuser operating system vs. a program) If I get Unix, will my MS-DOS programs run in there? thanks -
cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) (03/27/90)
In article <90081.181609MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu> MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Solsman) writes:
$Is PC-MOS worth it? (having a multiuser operating system vs. a program)
I've heard a lot of people on the net complaining that PC-MOS is rather
fragile ...
$If I get Unix, will my MS-DOS programs run in there?
Most 386 Unix implementations either provide a program that will
create a DOS environment or allow you to add such a program (at a
greater cost, of course). I don't know how robust these are.
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Stephen M. Dunn cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
<std_disclaimer.h> = "\nI'm only an undergraduate ... for now!\n";dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) (03/28/90)
>I am getting a new 386. I never set up one before. Which extended memory >manager whould I use? Desqview / Windows / QEMM / whatever... >I would like to use desqview, or someother multitasking program. Your 386 should come with some sort of extended memory manager standard with the DOS software that is bundled with the system. Usually it is just a LIMulator but that is usually all is needed. >Can you suggest which multi-task program to buy? Windows works best with programs that are explicitly written for it. It has problems running programs written for straight DOS. It mostly works but the percentage of failures is high enough to be a problem. Desqview and 386Max seem to be the best multi-tasking programs around but they also have the same problems as Windows. Some straight DOS programs do not work with them. >Is PC-MOS worth it? (having a multiuser operating system vs. a program) PC-MOS should be avoided at all cost. It mucks around with the partition table in a very non-standard way. We have had 2 hard disk totally mangled as a result. We had to use the Norton Disk Doctor to repair the partition table but we could not recover the data and had to re-partition, re-format and re-load everything from backups. If you want an alternative OS, try DR DOS. It claims to be totally MSDOS compatible. Just beware that installing an alternative OS is not for amateurs. It's even tough for pros to handle. :-) >If I get Unix, will my MS-DOS programs run in there? PC based UNIX systems usually have a DOS comptability box. However this box has the same problem as Windows, Desqview, etc. has, namely some DOS programs just do not run. Danny Low "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You" Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley HP SPCD dlow%hpspcoi@hplabs.hp.com ...!hplabs!hpspcoi!dlow