>I have a client that has a DOS application that works wonderfully.. Still runs on a 286. The 286, has seen better days and is in need of replacement. (No Y2K issues, uses 4 digit years from beginning)
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>Does anyone know of any issues with the newer PC's and Foxpro for DOS?
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>I really don't want to install DOS on the machine as this will be more work for me. I would probably be setting it up in Windows NT or Windows 95/98.
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>Is there a reason to pick NT over Win 9x?
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If you intend to stay with FoxPro 2.0, and intend to use the Extended Edition, there are strong reasons to stick with the Win9x platform - there are fewer conflicts between the Win9x memory management and the older DOS Extender used by FP 2.0 than there would be with NT. Regardless of which platform you pick, you'll have to be careful to set up the memory management environment for FP 2.0 to avoid problems with the various Win32 memory managers.

FPDOS 2.0 Extended does not understand XMS or VCPI memory, and will need you to make EMS memory available through the OS. If you make >16MB of EMS and conventional memory available, it's likely to fall down and go boom at odd moments, too. If you can stick with Standard Edition, there are far fewer issues with memory managers in Win32 environments. I wouldn't want to guess what new and exciting vistas will be opened if you try to bring up 2.0 Extended under Win2K or Millenium when they ship.