Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:31:59 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT 55-174 DOT hy DOT cgocable DOT ca>
Reply-To:	pierre AT tycho DOT com
cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Question regarding Opendos and Win#95
In-Reply-To:	<19970415120855.9927.qmail@mx03.netaddress.usa.net>
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970415132745.441C-100000@55-174.hy.cgocable.ca>
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On 15 Apr 1997, JP Morris wrote:

> >     Can windows#95 be operated with Opendos?  I am unclear where to find
> Sort of.
> 
> As far as I know it is just about possible, using a partition manager. 
> This means of course that you will have to chose between OD and 95 each
> time the machine boots.  At present, 95 will not run on top of opendos
> like 3.1 does. 

Won't run on top, but if I install OpenDOS, then install Win95, will the
"previous operating system" feature of the Win95 boot menu work? Or maybe
not, since the system file aren't named IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS...

>     My system is full of really expensive kit that destroyed
>     win95 in my dad's machine.

Hehe! What do you have against that? Except maybe it should be better if
it was your mother-in-law machine... ;-))

Pierre Phaneuf

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