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From: bdlepla@engin.umich.edu (Bryan Dennis Lepla)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: DOS windows in Enhanced mode??
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Date: 7 Sep 90 00:36:57 GMT
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In article <1990Sep6.222151.15840@sj.ate.slb.com>, poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) writes:
> In article <9009052355.AA21062@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MBT3@PSUVM.PSU.EDU ("Mike Tierney") writes:
> >IBM has confused me once again.  At a exposition here at Penn State, they
> >showed me a 386sx model 55 ps/2 running windows.  Since I only have a 286
> >machine, I was interested in seeing the 386 Enhanced mode of windows and
> >running a DOS-app in a window just to see how well it worked.  I made sure
> >it was in 386 Enhanced mode, then double-clicked the DOS Prompt icon.  It
> >then proceeded to shell out from windows to the dos prompt, just as it does
> >on my 286 in standard mode.  I exited, and once again made sure it was in
> >Enhanced mode.. it was indeed, and had plenty of free memory.  I've seen
> >posts from people who say that they run multiple DOS Prompt windows in
> >386 Enhanced.. so basically I'm wondering: what was wrong?  IS it possible
> >to run the dos prompt in a window?  Or was it just Windows wasn't set up
> >correctly on the machine i was using?  Maybe a missing PIF file that would
> >give windows the necessary information needed to launch it in a window?
> >I was thinking of upgrading to a 386(sx), but if you can't work from the
> >DOS prompt in a window, then the upgrade would really be basically pointless.
> >Anyone have any insights on this?  Thanks,
>    
I was under the impression that you could only use the Enhanced mode on a
386 machine. I can't seem to get any DOS apps in a window on my 286.

Any Clues?