#PCTask
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Steve,
I also sent an Email to Chris Hames, and he has WP and will respond to my
questions, so I'll ask him.
Regards, J0RGEN ….from DENMARK
J0RGEN,
Let me know what he says; I'm interested to know how well it runs on
PC-Task myself!
I've been perusing some of the USENET traffic on PC-Task, and picked up a
very interesting tidbit:
If you're using MS-DOS 5.0 and did the original installation while using
the earlier versions of PC-Task that only supported CGA, then the SETUP
installer decided you didn't need the EGA/VGA drivers and didn't install
them! That means that you can't run DOSSHELL in EGA/VGA graphics modes!
I UNINSTALLED DOS 5.0, then reinstalled it while in VGA emulation mode,
now all the little screen quirks (with the exception of no DOS cursor in
VGA mode) went away, and I can also use DOSSHELL in hi-res EGA/VGA
graphics mode.
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\X/ Amiga -Steve ——> On AutoPilot from Silicon Valley
Steve,
I'll let you know. Till now I have only been able to load WP 5.0 and have
its initial screen displayed after which the demo-version rejects a write.
Which Amiga are you using. I am afraid my old A1000 may be a bit too slow
for this PC emulation.
Regards, J0RGEN ….from DENMARK
J0RGEN,
I rather doubt you'll find the emulation fast enough for any serious work
if you're running it on a 7MHZ 68k. I'm running it on a 25MHZ CSA
Derringer '030 w/ 4MB 32 bit RAM; w/benchmarks within a percent or two of
a 25MHZ A3000. I get Norton SI ratings of 1.6, which puts is a little
faster than an old XT class PC. Its good enough to run the apps I need.
On an unaccelerated machine, you'd probably only get SI ratings of about
.4 (just estimating).
On the other hand, its better than nothing, and its even better at
reading, writing, and formatting MS-DOS disks than Cross-DOS. I've had
Cross-DOS formatted disks choke on a real PC, but those done on PC-Task
have always worked flawlessly.
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\X/ Amiga -Steve ——> On AutoPilot from Silicon Valley