Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555) wrote to Steven Horn at 20:55 on 28 Dec 2002:

 MvdV> A dos box in Windows is just that: a DOS box. It is just the
 MvdV> opposite of OS/2 in text mode. Contrary to the latter is has the
 MvdV> drawbacks of both Windows and DOS. A DOS box in Windows is
 MvdV> subject to all the limitations of DOS. 640K should be enough for
 MvdV> everybody and such. In addition to that it is slowed down by the
 MvdV> Windows graphic shell.

Since my DOS boxes all have provision for both expanded or extended memory
up to at least 4 Mb, we must be talking about different versions of
Windows.  As for speed, my primary PC has 512Mb of RAM and a PIII-864 mhz
processor so slowdowns are not a major problem.

 MvdV> OS/2 in text mode however combines the speed of a machine not
 MvdV> hampered by the overhead of a graphic shell with the freedom from
 MvdV> constraints imposed by DOS.

I've never tried it so I can't comment.  All I can say is that my system is
stable and as quick as I could ask for. 

 MvdV> Note that there is a difference between OS/2 in text mode and a
 MvdV> text box under OS/2 in graphic mode.

Again, I can't comment.

 MvdV> Not for Fido, no.

What I have seen is adequate.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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