Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!ariel.unm.edu!nmsu!opus!ghenniga From: ghenniga@hertz.NMSU.Edu (Gary Hennigan) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: OS/2, DOS Apps and misc. Message-ID: Date: 24 Jun 91 15:27:22 GMT Sender: news@NMSU.Edu Distribution: comp Lines: 32 I've been considering ordering OS/2 1.3 for my PS/2 55sx. I understand that if I do so I can upgrade from IBM DOS 4.0 to OS/2 1.3 for $95 and I can then get OS/2 2.0 for free when it comes out, supposedly later this year. I've never used OS/2 but I am tired of not being able to run some of my FORTRAN programs in 640k and would like to take full advantage of my 386. On to the questions: 1) I have the recommended minimum amount of memory for OS/2, 4MB, and was wondering how badly I will suffer with this constraint? 2) What are the limitations on running DOS apps in an OS/2 DOS box? I understand that v1.3 has some problems with it's DOS box which are supposed to be fixed in v2.0 but I also seem to remember reading somewhere that even in v2.0, applications that require extended memory will not run in an OS/2 DOS box. I have mucho dollars invested in DOS apps which I don't wish to just throw away so any experiences you might wish to share in this area would be greatly appreciated. 3) I also seem to remember reading that programs compiled to run under MS-Windows v3.0 will run unmodified under the OS/2 program manager, or whatever the equivalent is called under OS/2; is this true? Any experiences you may have with running OS/2 would also be greatly appreciated. e-mail if possible Thanks, -- Gary Hennigan +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu, henninsf@maxwel.NMSU.Edu + + Electrical Engineering; PhD Student, Computational Electromagnetics + + Physical Science Laboratory (ASS)istant systems programmer + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+