PC PowerHouse

[Art Bahrs]

Hi Robert & Gordon :)
   One of the tricks to get DOS programs to work on 95 & 98 (I don't know
about NT) is to set their "window" up to use the version command (I think it
is done with SETVER) so that the version of DOS (either 95 or 98) will think
that the version number is what is needed....  run DOS help (on an old box)
and do a help SETVER...

   I know that this has helped me keep a bunch of old stuff running on Win98
& 95 boxes... those old DOS programs are still helpful :)

Art "Newer ain't always better! hehe" Bahrs

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Mills <robert.mills@windsong-services.co.uk>
To: 'Gordon Birt' <gordon.birt@powerteam.fi>; PH Listserver
<powerh-l@lists.swau.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 5:06 AM
Subject: RE: PC PowerHouse


> Gordon,
>
> How did they get it to run on Win 95? The only client I knew that was
using
> PowerHouse PC (5.11F) was unable to get it to run on anything better than
a
> 486 with DOS 3. Any attempt to install it on a better machine (i.e.. a
> Pentium 133 with DOS 6.0) failed miserably, let alone getting any of it to
> run.
>
> Anyway, I think that you will find that NT, you don't say which version so
> I'll assume that its 4.0, is not happy with the version of the DOS
Extender
> that was available when 5.11 was sold. This is because it does 'smart
> tricks' to increase its performance. NT is a bit of a stickler for
programs
> doing things the 'right way' and gets very unhappy if they don't. This is
> the reason that a lot of DOS/Win 3.x/Win 95 games will not run on NT.
>
> Hope this helps you.
>
> Regards,
> Robert W.Mills (Windsong Services)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Birt [mailto:gordon.birt@powerteam.fi]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 1:25 PM
> To: PH Listserver
> Subject: PC PowerHouse
>
>
> I didn't even realise this listserver still existed until Conrad Whittall
> reminded me.
> I hope this message is legible as I used a character based mail system
when
> I used to be subscribed years ago.
> Anyway, I have a couple of clients still using PC PH 5.11G and one of them
> has copied the apps to an NT server.
> Problem is that calling QUIZ from QUICK doesn't work any more - does
anyone
> have any information re setting it up correctly so it will work as it does
> on Win 95/98 - which version DOS / EXT or even OS2 although I don't have
> that one any more ?
> Thanks
> GB
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