Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: MS-DOS 4.01 vs. 3.3 (now SHARE) Message-ID: Date: 22 Aug 90 18:35:10 GMT References: <38144@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> <2943.26d077ac@cc.helsinki.fi> <1990Aug21.164046.19087@lotus.com> <2209@cernvax.UUCP> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 20 markus@cernvax.UUCP (markus baertschi) writes: > SHARE.EXE was originally provided for DOS LAN support where one of it's > tasks were to map the old DOS 1.x FCB calls to the newer style calls. > As the DOS 4 large disk support only works with the newer file calls > DOS asks you to load SHARE.EXE to map the old calls to the new calls. > So, if you don't run *very* old programs you don't need SHARE, but if > you want to absolutely shure you'll have to pay the price (memory). It would be nice if there was a small TSR that would display a message if a "*very* old program" tried a DOS 1.x FCB call. That way I could run with it for a while to see if it would be a problem on my system. It would be even better if SHARE did it. I really hate SHARE. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future