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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:46:09 +0300
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From: Michelle Konzack <starone AT cybercable DOT fr>
Subject: Re: FreeDOS (was: Re: DJGPP: the future is... ?)
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At 09:43 27.04.1999 +0100, you wrote:
--------> This was the original Message:
MK>But not immediately. In the UK academic environment (which is the one I
MK>know about), Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 are still heavily used. There is
MK>a healthy "if it ain't too bust, don't fix it" attitude, and hardware
MK>dating from the time of Windows 3.1 still tends to run Windows 3.1.

I am using this oldie too:      http://www.michelle-is.com/
                                        WinHTTPd
                                        WinFTPd
                                        SLmail
                                        MDaemon
                                        WinIRCsrv
                                        ...

This servers are running since 3 years with 1 reboot per week maximum. 
With WinCGI's (VB4), CENVIW and WinPerl.  :-(=)


MK>With what seems to be a recent increase in home ownership of PCs, some
MK>students are surprised at the obsolete hardware running this obsolete
MK>system. But, once we have wasted time explaining 8.3 file names and why
MK>you should "switch to" rather than (Mac-like) repeatedly double-click the
MK>Excel icon, they can still do their work.(*) Among staff, if Windows 3.1
MK>is familiar, a move to Win32 will waste at least some time. Excel and Word
MK>are still Excel and Word, and few of the differences between the last 3
MK>versions seem important for most purposes. 

Win32s and Winword 6.0c are installed on all servers and workstations.
Access 2.0 (w. SP) on my Web-Server
Excel 5.0, Access and Winword on my Workstations because I like to write 
VBA-Makros whitch do all the work for me. ;-)

And my clients are satisfait.
They don't want to know, whitch OS I am running and how do I make my 
Invoices or anything else.

Since on had asked my, WHY the can use only 8.3 file names I hade 
explaind, that I am using DOS 6.22 and WfW 3.11 - whitch surprise - 
my client had smiled and hes gone.

Now he is my biggest client since 2 years.

MK>The millenium might present problems. However, the following solutions
MK>will be widely applied: 
MK>
MK>(1) move the computer system clock back so it never hits the millenium;

No problems with my 486-Boards ;-))
...only my Elitegroup Pentium

MK>(2) use (perhaps unofficial) patches or replacements for components that
MK>fail. 

yes for the EG

MK>
MK>Daniel Barker.
MK>
--------> The Repy begins here:

For W 3.1 and WfW 3.11 you must replace the WINFILE.EXE only.

Note:   I have edit them to make a french and german version but 
        I have goten some trobel while recompiling. Does anyone know 
        how to do it correctly ???

        I have used BCC 4.0 (french version) on WfW 3.11 (german version)

Webmistress Michelle

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