[Dx4win] Open windows

[Pete Smith]

At 01:04 PM 7/20/03 -0700, Dean Norris wrote:
>At  12:53 7/20/2003, Pete Smith wrote:
>>At 12:46 PM 7/20/03 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Got a friend (K7SP) using DX4WIN ver 3.?? and a fairly slow win98 
>>>machine.  He has virtually every window open on the screen.  He also has 
>>>a lot of trouble with the machine locking up and otherwise giving him 
>>>fits.  Is there a possible correlation of # open windows vs. win98 hang-ups?
>>
>>
>>Quite probably -- IIRC, Version 3 was the last 16-bit Windows version of 
>>DX4WIN.  That combination with Win98, especially the non-SE version of 
>>98, is a recipe for problems.  I think he oughta shell out the $20 and 
>>get current.
>
>
>I thought 3.02 (I think that is the ver.) is 32 bit?  Also, he does have 
>win98SE.  Small consolation, I know.

You're probably right -- it's been a while ;^)  I used to run DX4WIN 4-5 on 
a 200 MMX pentium with zero problems under Win98SE - but then I don't think 
I ever opened every window at once.  currently using it with a 1700 MHz Athlon.


73, Pete N4ZR
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