On 11 Apr 04  16:39:00, BRUCE CLARK got back to DAN CEPPA 
-> Re: BW/386

 BC> What I'm unsure of is whether SWITCHER is a DOS program, like the 
 BC> old DOSSHELL.COM, or a Windows program, like Win3.1x TASKMAN.EXE. 

It's definitely a DOS program.  

 BC> If it is a DOS program, then I think it is switching the lower 640k 
 BC> portion of BWAVE386, while leaving the remaining hanging hanging in 
 BC> in extended RAM. 
 BC> The two pieces don't line up correctly when you go to switch back, 
 BC> and the BWAVE386 program crashes. 

That sounds like what is happening.  

 BC> The Windows Task Manager leaves the entire program running in virtual 
 BC> mode when you swap to another program. 

 BC> If you have 496MB RAM, there's plenty of room for that. 

 BC> I hope you meant 496MB RAM and not 496 MB free hard drive space, 

Definitely RAM.  I've got about 34GIG HD space free.  

 BC> It took me a while, but I also figured out how to copy and paste 
 BC> text between different DOS windows, or a Windows editor and a DOS 
 BC> editor, or the computer and the internet screen (DOS program). 

That's why I'd like to keep SWITCHER running.  The cut/paste is 
quite easy between apps.  



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