Actually, it is the way NT allows access to the system peripherals. NT is supposed to simulate what called "protective mode" operations. If an app fails, theoretically, the OS won't crash (but it still does). In running this way, NT drivers were VERY specific and kludgy. That's why very few games came out for NT. Call by the game to the sound card, CD, hard drive, etc., were protected by the OS.
My bet is that 98 will work since it is just an "improvement" over 95....and I bet that ME would run if you had a 586 with 64MB of RAM (I'm guessing here), since ME is an "improved" 98. Jack On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 08:55 PM, Brian Futrell wrote: > >> >>> Well, my 640CD DOS runs Win95 fine, and would likely run 98. Haven't >>> tried >>> NT. >>>>> >>> >>> Using PCSetup, Win98 is supposed to be supported. NT never will be. >>> >> >> This is probably due to the fact that both Win 95/98 both use a >> different >> style of FAT (File Allocation Table) than NT which uses NTFS. NT is >> closer >> to a UNIX based OS than DOS based and is more stable. It is good to >> hear >> that the DOS card makes up for the inadequacies of the pentium style >> of CPU. >> >> John > > I think it's due to it having to use BIOS calls to access the hard > drive. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
