Re: Does UBasic Work With Windows XP?

From: C Rode (crode_at_notmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:27:07 GMT

>I am due for an upgrade (currently 200 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HD!),
> including from Windows 98 to XP.
> One of my concerns is compatibility with UBasic, since it is
> DOS based and supposedly XP doesn't handle MS-DOS programs too well.
> Does anyone here with WinXP use--or attempted to use--UBasic and,
> if so, does it work okay?
>

Well, TP7 has a typing lagg in XP...

So I might consider adding a second harddive (to the expandable computer)
and installing non-commerical DR-DOS on it or I might partion the existing
harddrive for DR-DOS. For instance the Recovery Tools CD mentions creating
"data partions"...

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