Antique filePro (was Re: feature list for positive suggestions)

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Brian K. White (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:25:42 -0500):
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> Heck I think 4.1 still has a place in the universe even today because
> it is the highest version possible in certain environments. I don't
> remember (maybe never knew clearly) exactly what aspect of the dos
> environment or memory model it was that advanced at some point and
> made it possible to make binaries that didn't run on the older dos
> version or on the older hardware. himem vs emm386 vs no mem manager?
> 8 vs 16 vs 32 bit? real mode vs protected mode?

We introduced a 32-bit protected mode version way back when, which
required a 386 or better.  At some point in the future, we dropped
the 16-bit DOS version.  So, unless you're on a 286 or earlier, that
part is not an issue.  Then, at some point we added a native Windows
version in addition to the 32-bit protected mode DOS version.  Later
still we dropped the DOS version.  I believe it was either 4.8 or 5.0
when we finally dropped DOS.  So, if you're still in a pre-Windows 95
environment, then you would be "stuck" at 4.5, I believe.

> Whatever it was, 4.1 came in 2 flavors, one that still worked an older
> way and one that worked a newer way. And that 4.1 special version was
> the last version like that ever. So it's the highest version that can
> possibly run in certain environments.

I thought it was 4.5, but perhaps you are correct about 4.1 being the
last DOS version.  Of course, in such an environment, what other software
can you run as well?

> One such environment is a completely current and modern PocketPC with a
> DOS emulator, which is the only way to run filepro on such a device if
> you needed to so badly that it was worth the hassle.

Okay.

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