Hello Dan,

    Responding to a post in the 4DOS area:
    On Tuesday December 14 2004 at 21:05,
    Dan Ceppa [1:123/666] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about: Loadhigh

 ml>>> i'm running 4DOS 7.50... i updated to that when we were working
 ml>>> with the DAYBOOT scripts...
 DC>> Should I d/l that one?

 GM>> If you're talking about downloading 4DOS 7.50, then do it.
 GM>> jpsoft has released it as "freeware (?)", in that they are no
 GM>> longer developing the software for DOS systems (a.k.a. Win3.x,
 GM>> Win9.x), and have removed the "time limited" nag...
 DC> Well, I already have the registered copy of 6.01a!

I also have a registered version - 6.02b.  My point is that if the current
version is "freeware", what is the idea in maintaining a non-supported
registered version?  Get the latest version that has the most recent fixes
/ features.  No one is going to revoke your licensed / registered version.
Version 7.50 does NOT require a license.

 DC>>> In SYSTEM.INI under [386enh], I added the line "
 DC>>> LocalLoadHigh=1"
 ml>>> i saw that... never knew about it and never needed it, really...

 GM>> mark has been around (and using 4DOS) for a very long time.  He
 GM>> has likely forgotten more than I could ever hope to learn -- that
 GM>> is why I enjoy "picking his brain" when I run into
'Brick walls'.
 GM>> 
 DC> Or running *his* brain into that brick wall for you!

I would never (intentionally) do that!  That might be a charge of Assault!

 DC>> It runs, but not well!  I'll stick with 2.30 with loading
 DC>> SWITCHER into UMB.
 GM>> What is "SWITCHER"?  I Googled and found a great many
references
 GM>> to MacIntosh and a few desktop shells for Win...
 DC> I'd guess you could call it a "Poor Man's" Deskview or Quartedeck.

Since Symantec bought up Quarterdeck (to stop development), some person was
so upset by this action, he released his licensed version of Desqview to
public domain.  Now, I have no idea how legal it is to have a copy of this
'public domain program', but I know it can be found at many sites...

 DC> I can swap between about 8 different loaded DOS programs.  They
 DC> don't run in the background, but when I go back to a particular
 DC> program, I'm right back to where I left it.  I think they had
 DC> another version that allowed those backbround programs to continue
 DC> to run...  I've tried quite a few different ways to Google it, but
 DC> never found the program or the company that marketed it.  :(

I just Googled "Switcher" (without the quotes) and this is one that I
found:

  http://www.twilightutilities.com/Switcher.html

$20.00 USD?

 DC> Anyhow, the best thing about it is it's cut and paste feature.  I
 DC> find it a lot easier than what can be done in WIN.  It works with
 DC> any DOS screen.  Pating graphics doesn't always work well, though,
 DC> but it usually comes close.

I guess such a program could be invaluable for running multi DOS (4DOS)
sessions...

           Cheers ... Gerald

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