"Samuel W. Heywood" wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:34:54, Dale Mentzer wrote:
>
> One thing I don't understand:
>
> Why will the WinModem work if I click on "Restart in MS-DOS mode", but it
> will not work in a "DOS-box", nor will it work from the F8 > "Command
> prompt only" method of accessing DOS? Does anybody know the answer?
> I sure don't understand it. It would seem to me that the same Windoze
> drivers would be running in the background even when you are in a "DOS-box",
> or similarly if you resort to the F8 > "Command prompt only" method.
"Restart in MS-DOS mode" is not an pure MSDos mode as with
"Command prompt only" AFAIK. Its just windows without GUI loaded.
But Kernel still in memory. But i too do not understand tings with DOS Box.
> Why do most Windozing consumers think that it is best to buy a modem that
> is advertised as "designed especially for Windows 95"? Don't most people
> know that the best modems are those that are *not* designed especially for
> their particular operating system? Anyone who knows what he is doing
> doesn't need to "plug and pray".
Just like with cars, when manufacturer recommend Michelin ***/*** tires,
everyone will use only this ***/*** tires. Nobody want to take risk and purchase
Pirelli tires.
So if someone , who is do not know how to open cover of computer
(it was me with Apple G3 ;) hear that this modem designed for Windows 98
it thinks "Cool, It designed for Windows 98, so it must work very, very good".
Sergei
"IMHO Sapiens"
