Re: Urgent search for 386 or 486 PCs.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:39:06 -0000, Rob Morley <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1193746198.239102.265120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
tjsgifan
ccswindsor@xxxxxxxxxxx says...

Please don't make any recommendations along the lines of updating the
software, it's not helpful and not viable anyhow.

I don't suppose you can get it to run properly with Mo'Slo, or in a
virtual machine?

We keep a couple of 486 or low-spec Pentium machines just for running two DOS
CAD programmes. They want to drive screen and printers/plotters directly and get
screwed up when the Windows routines stop them getting access.

We have three or four in the cupboard for spares, but only two are in use on any
given day.

Funnily enough, even an old Model 50 286 IBM PS/2 gives a good account of itself
on some of the old software.


Peter
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Prepair Ltd, Rushden, UK
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