Hello Roy,

 CB>> On the other hand, NT took everything I've thrown at it so far
 CB>> without a hiccup.

 CB>> Only downside I can see (apart from the vastly increased hardware
 CB>> requirements) is that big 386+ DOS apps (games) won't run, but
 CB>> that didn't worry me 'cos I don't use that type of app.

 RM> Another downside seems to be that apps that use printer port
 RM> dongles won't run, because NT insulates the hardware too well.

I've only ever had one program that used a dongle - a *very* annoying
feature, when the PC sat on a custom-made shelf.. it made the
thing sit forward an extra 3 inches!

I figured there was two solutions - either make a bigger shelf, or
knock a hole in the wall :(  Then a customer's eldest son (studying
computer somethings at uni and driving daddy's dump truck part time
to pay for his studies) suggested a third solution.. hack the EXE
file so that the program would think that the dongle was there when
in fact it wasn't.

It took him under 30 minutes to do it... I gave him a $50 note
and you'ld never seen him so happy :-)

Regards,
Chris.


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