Thank you so very much, everyone, for your responses. I read them all. I see now that NTFS isn't going to be a problem. I appreciated hearing from people that they run all RBase DOS versions, because I will be trying to load every version I have, going back to 2.11. I realize that there will be problems to deal with, but at least it will RUN. I didn't reformat the drive yet, so I will forge ahead.
Boy, my first 24 hours with XP -- yuck! My Zip drive caused a total lockup, so in search of new drivers for that. My version of Laplink which I hoped to use to transfer files won't install properly. There's no PS/2 port for my external mouse and keyboard (I have a y-cable) so I'll be in search for USB models or an adapter. I guess an XP computer is fine if it's your first, or it's an add on. But trying to replace a Win98 machine to make it your primary business machines is gonna take a long time! Karen
