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Windows/386 Tips

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From: Charles Bennett
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1990 22:04
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Gentlepersons,

I am going on the premise that the only "dumb question" is the one that is 
not asked.  I could be wrong, but here goes.

I purchased the following as an IBM package:
         HARDWARE                            SOFTWARE
         IBM PS/2 Model 55SX                 PC-DOS 4.01
         4 Mb RAM                            MS Windows/386 Ver 2.11
         60 Mb Fixed Disk                    hDC Windows Express
         3.5" Diskette Drive                 hDC Windows Manager
         Enhanced Keyboard                   hDC Windows Color Kit
         IBM/MS Mouse                        Matesys File Manager
         IBM 8513 VGA Monitor                MS Word Ver 5.0
         IBM Proprinter III                  MS Word for Windows (ordered)
                                             MS Excel Ver 2.1

I have a site licensed copy of Procomm 2.4.2 and would buy Procomm Plus.  
I have MS C Compiler Ver 5.1.  I want to purchase a moderate CAD package 
(I am leaning toward AutoSketch).  I will purchase Quicken for household 
accounting.  I will purchase Norton Utilities 4.5.  I also have a number 
of public domain and shareware programs.

I wish to partition the hard drive into 4 logical drives as follows:
       C: -  30 Mb used for software.
       D: -  15 Mb used for data files.
       E: -  10 Mb used for data files.
       F: -   5 Mb used for downloading, un -arc, zip, zoo, and testing. 

I want a couple of VDISK or RAMDRIVE's for temp files and *.bat files.

Now to the question --- Is there a publication from ANYONE the offers tips 
and techniques regarding the efficacious installation of Windows/386???  

Much of the documentation received with software is contradictory.  I want 
to do all the nice things Windows was designed for; switching from one 
task to another quickly, transfer of data between applications, background 
communications (up/downloading), etc.  This is a new environment for me 
(I'm used to mainframes and command line PC's), but I think that I am 
going to like it.

-- 
    Chuck Bennett          e-mail (any): uchuck@unc.bitnet
    University of NC                     uchuck@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
    Medical CAI                          uchuck@med.unc.edu
    Phone: 919-966-1134                  uchuck@uncvx1.acs.unc.edu
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From: uchuck@uncecs.edu (Charles Bennett)
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Subject: Windows/386 Tips
Keywords: tips techniques help documentation
Message-ID: <1990Feb13.220416.27518@uncecs.edu>
Date: 13 Feb 90 22:04:16 GMT
Organization: UNC - Chapel Hill
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