Win 95 vs. NT

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   Hi! To add a little more to the mystery. I have an older application 
   (Paradox 3.5 database with code that I did not write) that runs fine under 
   NT. but will not function under W95 at all. I have long ago given up on 
   making this work (I have tried every memory setting or trick suggested!), 
   but it is still a mystery to me.
   
   --Richard
   
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Subject: Re: Win 95 vs. NT 
Author:  <j-klock at evanston.lib.il.us> at SMTP
Date:    3/19/98 8:31 AM


>_Most_ DOS and
>16 bit applications run fine on NT.  The ones that will fail are the 
>ones that attempt to talk directly to hardware, such as a COM port or a 
>video card.  NT won't allow that. 
   
It is worth noting that Windows95 can be only slightly more forgiving of 
DOS apps talking directly to hardware devices (I've mostly come across DOS 
programs wanting to directly access the hard drive, though I've seen one 
instance where Windows95 wouldn't allow direct video access.)
   
In my own experience, I have yet to find a DOS program with works with 
Win95 but not with NT.
   
James