On 2012-11-12 01:11 (GMT-0600) Rugxulo composed: > Felix Miata wrote:
>> Maybe what could meet her needs is OS/2 or eCS. Last century at least they >> were always better at multitasking DOS apps than DOS ever could hope to be. >> OS/2 as eComStation is currently available to run on modern hardware, though >> the license is anything but cheap. A laptop old enough to be running a PIII >> is likely to function with an old Warp 4 version off eBay or Craigslist. > Win2k or OS/2 would probably be lean and good, esp. for DOS > compatibility. Though if she hates XP, 2k is probably not a good > choice. While XP is far from perfect, it was (comparatively) very very > good (esp. DOS support) compared to its successors. > http://www.ecomstation.com/news.phtml?action=fullnews&id=3698 > Seems that eCS 2.1 is out now (as of 18 months ago). I expected 2.2 release last month, so it shouldn't be much longer until. I started using OS/2 full time in 1997. Eventually I converted to eCS. That's been solidly running Quattro Pro 5.6 & Paradox 4 24/7 longer than I can guess, not counting reboots for maintenance or Mozilla reasons. QPro disk I/O in eCS is far faster than running it directly in PC DOS 2000, probably at least 10X as fast, maybe 20X or more. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
