Re: DRDOS 6.0 and WIN 3.1

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From: SCHAFFTER, RODNEY FRANK, JR
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 18:05

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In article <1992Apr7.160844.1638@nic.unh.edu>, pss1@kepler.unh.edu (Paul S Secinaro) writes... 
>We tried installing DR-DOS 6.0 on a 286-12 with AMI BIOS and C&T SCAT
>chipset (not exactly an exotic hardware setup - in fact DR DOS claims
>to explicitly support SCAT).  It crashed so many times... It
>seems strange that DR-DOS would have so many problems just keeping
>itself running, and that was before we even tried running any apps on
>top of it.
> 
>Paul

	I use DR-DOS 6.0 quite sucessfully myself, and find it to be much
more DOS compatable than MS-DOS 5.0.  

	DR released a new release in December to fix a few bugs, so check 
your file dates to verify that they are 12/91 or later.  If not, give them
 a call and ask for the updated version.

Rod Schaffter                                 	

Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding	|Who cares if windows is or 
Texas A&M University Dept. of Chemistry		|isn't an opperating system-
Bitnet:   SCHAFFTER@TAMLMSB			|it barely operates at all!
INTERNET: SCHAFFTER@LMSBVX.TAMU.EDU		|
	"Standard Disclaimer, etc."		|An OOPerating system, maybe?

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Subject: Re: DRDOS 6.0 and WIN 3.1
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