Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!consult!bob
From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: SCO Xenix VP/IX problem
Message-ID: <250@consult.UUCP>
Date: 20 Nov 89 17:06:22 GMT
References: <-538036261@cpl-mfh.UUCP> <115@embassy.UUCP>
Reply-To: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Organization: Computer Consulting Service, Easton MD.
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In article <115@embassy.UUCP> lance@embassy.UUCP (Lance N. Antrim) writes:
>Regarding programs that run, or don't run, under VP/ix, SCO says that
>Word Perfect 4.2 will run but makes no mention of WP 5.0.  My experience
>is that WP 5.0 won't work, possibly because of the way it uses the
>keyboard.  MS Word 5.0, however, does work.
>Has anyone succeeded in running WP 5.0 under VP/ix?  If so, did you have
>to do anything  beyond the normal installation to get it running?

.You may want to consider not running applications like this under VP/ix
, its intent is to provide a path for applications that are NOT 
available under Xenix and ONLY available under DOS.
It is NOT a multi-user DOS package.  The performance is not that great
for heavy use, only for occassional use.  I know I'll probably be 
flamed for this, but that is our experience.
Word 5.0 and WordPerfect 5.0 will both be available shortly under
NATIVE Xenix mode, so you would be better to wait for the REAL thing
and run it NATIVE.  Performance and overall will be much better.
IMHO

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