From: "Pedro Quaresma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Memmaker was not optimal. I could get better results by configuring > config.sys & autoexec.bat myself, usually involving, IIRC, > shadowing/unshadowing memory and other interesting tricks. > I remember I used to get more than 600k base memory even with sound card > and CD-ROM drivers loaded. Later on, with RDosUmb, 610+ was possible even > with smartdrive loaded.
Well but that's the point of this string... you had to configure the crap yourself! I've never had to do any such thing under windows! Try playing Chaos Engine on a regular install of MSDOS, the game wants every possible bit of memory it can have... spent ages trying to get it to run. That makes windows more like the older systems, like Amiga and ST. Granted there will always be a level of complexity not existing in the old days due to the open hardware platform (especially when hardware manufacturers decide to make things slightly off standard... I have stories about my WinTV Go card that would make you cry). But to suggest as you did in a previous post that Linux makes plug and play easier, well yes, you will get your soundcard recognized, but will your programs (aka games) recognize it? That's another issue entirely, since there is no universally accepted api set. I have never had to reset any of my system configurations (with the exception of 16 bit or 32 bit color... hate when a game won't accept 32bit color... anyone know what the problem is with that from a coding stand point?) for a windows program... it just runs. On the issue of crashing... all I can say is that Dos machines didn't crash as much because they weren't doing as much! Spec your windows system down to the bare minimum and only run one program at a time, with no lan connections or anything running, and believe me it won't crash either. Karl Kuras Visit Our House the online comic strip! http://ourhouse.trantornator.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
