🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.zenith
Article #363

Re: Zenith horror stories needed quickly, please

#363
From: Kenneth J. Buck
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 1990 17:56
12 lines
1078 bytes
In article <1990Oct30.043959.17414@techbook.com> fzsitvay@techbook.com
   (Frank Zsitvay) writes:
>   I know for a fact that you need a Zenith specific version of MS windows
>if you want to run windows on most zenith pc clones, otherwise it eats your
>hard disk.

If I recall, this was related to the fact that Zenith rolled it's own DOS 3.3
to allow large disk partitions.  Since DOS 4.x includes this support, does
that mean you only need a special flavor of Windows if running the Zenith 3.3,
but no longer necessary if running 4.x?

Can anyone clarify?
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1990Oct30.175629.3351@granite.cr.bull.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!bbn.com!mips2!granite!buck
References: <1131@cameron.egr.duke.edu> <1990Oct27.223708.12974@techbook.com> <16274@s.ms.uky.edu> <1990Oct30.043959.17414@techbook.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!bbn.com!mips2!granite!buck
From: buck@granite.cr.bull.com (Kenneth J. Buck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: Zenith horror stories needed quickly, please
Message-ID: <1990Oct30.175629.3351@granite.cr.bull.com>
Date: 30 Oct 90 17:56:29 GMT
References: <1131@cameron.egr.duke.edu> <1990Oct27.223708.12974@techbook.com> <16274@s.ms.uky.edu> <1990Oct30.043959.17414@techbook.com>
Organization: Apples and Oranges
Lines: 12