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Re: os/2 warp installation of Executor





On Tue, 6 Jun 1995, Vaune Fischer wrote:

> To users running Executor/DOS with OS/2
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> The following e-mail message was sent to me here at ARDI:
> 
> 	"I am interested in testing Executor on my system.  I am
> 	currently running os/2 with windows and dos support.  For
> 	some reason I can't seem to get Executor to run.  I was
> 	wondering if I need "real" dos and not dos support in order
> 	for Executor to run?"
> 
> Does anyone know the answer to his question?
> 
> I have never used OS/2, however, I've seen posts from people who  
> have used Executor/DOS with OS/2.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Vaune Fischer
> Technical Support, ARDI
> vjf@ardi.com
> 
> 
Dear Vaune,
     "Real DOS" refers to owning and running a copy of MS-DOS or PC-DOS 
on their system.  With OS/2 and Windows 95, IBM and Microsoft have 
written emulation versions of DOS.  Certain utilties programs, such as 
The Norton Utilties and Central Point Utilties, will not run with OS/2 or 
Windows 95.  Since OS/2 does exhibit the HPFS (Hierarchical Performance 
File System), IBM recommends that you create a separate hard disk 
partition with a copy of "real DOS".  I can imagine that Executor users 
will find this problem with Windows '95.  Thank you.
				          Sincerly,
                                          Joseph R. Pena
				          sjppena@tenet.edu
                                  http://www.tristero.com/JosephP/jrp.html


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