Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: DOS 5 and VDISK, Compaq Tape questions. Message-ID: Date: 19 Jun 91 23:43:23 GMT Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 28 Like many of us, I am considering upgrading my home PC and all my work PCs to DOS 5. I have two questions. Does the VDISK or whatever it's called that comes with MS DOS 5 support large virtual drives? DOS 4.01 was limited to only 4MB. I'm hoping DOS 5 will support drives up to 16MB. Compaq DOS 3.31 supports large drives. I don't know if this is true for Compaq DOS 4.01, but Dell DOS 4.01 is limited to 4MB. And speaking of Compaqs. I have an ancient Compaq 386/16 that's running Compaq DOS 3.31 and I have the Compaq 40MB tape drive. It uses Compaq's crummy TAPE utility. I once backed up my disks onto the tape, then reformatted my disk for DOS 4.01 (non-Compaq - generic Microsoft w/ genuine Microsoft labels on the diskettes). When I tried to run the Compaq TAPE program to restore the files, it told me I had an incorrect DOS version and refused to run. I reformatted for DOS 3.31 and went back to the old ways of doing things. Will my old TAPE utility run with the new DOS 5 upgrade? TIA, Marshall -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Engineer VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Program 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future