--- Michael Dawe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No luck Darren. > > I don't have Win 9x set up on VPC. I installed it > onto DOS and got the error > message that it can't run from DOS. Which is a bit > weird, as it runs from > the CLI in a DOS window on 9x. > My current VPC is used for DOS and WFW 3.11 only (I > got the same error > message trying to run it in a DOS window from WFW).
It's not a DOS program, it's a 32bit "console app" or a 32bit application that uses the Command Prompt to launch. Some 32bit apps always stay in the "DOS" window, especially older business software that's been ported to the Win32 environment. Still looks like old ASCII or ANSI "graphics" but it's Windows, baby! Yeah! ;P Won't run under Win 3.1x because that's a 16bit operating environment on top of a 16bit Operating System, DOS. Some Win32 apps will run on 3.1x if you install the 32bit extentions called Win32s. (S is for Subset.) Many Windows apps released in late 1994 though 1995 could run in both 3.1x and 95 though the "magic" of Win32s. They just didn't make calls to 32bit functions not included with Win32s. ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
