On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:46:33 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> First thing that comes to mind was a little voice
> that came out of the PC speaker.  Said something like,
> "Help, I've fallen into the computer and I can't get
> out!"  Worked fine on a 286 running MS-DOS 3.3.  Worked
> ok on a 386 running MS-DOS 5.0.  Didn't work on an
> AMD K5-75 running MS-DOS 5.0, or OpenDOS 7.x.

So the problem is non-intel hardware and the bios that came with it,
not the age of the DOS. <g>

> Then there was... GeoClock, I think it was called.
> It showed a map of the earth with where the sun was
> shining and where it was dark.  The shadow moved
> across the map according to time of day and time of
> year.  Worked fine on 386.  Didn't work on K5.

Same thing.

> Then there was a (racing) game called HiOctane.
> Worked as late as P-166 under OpenDOS 7.x.  Moved the
> hard drive to a K6-2-500, and poof.  Wouldn't work any
> more.

Gee.
Fool me twice, shame on you. Fool me 3 times, shame on me. <GGG>

I've got a Cyrix 586 that isn't quite perfect myself. ;-)

- Clarence Verge
- Back to using Arachne V1.62 on a real Intel P90 ....;-)

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