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echo: os2
to: Roy J. Tellason
from: August Abolins
date: 1999-10-11 12:38:03
subject: installing some win3 apps

Hi Roy!

 RJT> I tried to install a couple of win3 apps here for my grandkids...

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 RJT> There appears to have been some changes made to config.sys and I'm
 RJT> going to sort this out later when I get the chance.  In the
 RJT> meantime,  does anybody have any thoughts on what happened here?  I
 RJT> thought this system was more robust than this.

I would recommend that you prepare a separate DOS bootable partition for
Windows 3.1 purposes.  Install your Windows apps with a boot to "pure" DOS.  
Then, after making sure your Windows app and hardware function ok, boot to
OS/2 and "migrate" the Win apps you want.


 .aa.

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