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[racer]

Originally posted by dr_st@Apr 29 2005, 04:21 PM

2) Win98 is built on top of DOS. You have the option to prevent Windows from loading at startup, and then you will have pure DOS.

Win 98 is built on top of a customized DOS. By pressing Ctrl at startup and switching to command prompt only, you´re not in pure DOS. You´re in DOS Windows version without some of the main commands, and without memory management.

A suggestion: put BUFFERS=40 in your config k:

[dr_st]

If you change your system like that, then you are more likely to have some problem with windows games, as windows got confused by controlling the memory.

No.

This option is good only if you plan to use ONLY dos on that computer.

No.

But, why to do that, when you can have all of this, plus clean windows 98 on the top?!

To avoid the mess with having extra OS. Because DOS 6 only supports FAT16 and 8GB hard disks.

Win 98 is built on top of a customized DOS. By pressing Ctrl at startup and switching to command prompt only, you´re not in pure DOS. You´re in DOS Windows version without some of the main commands, and without memory management.

It's true that some programs that were in DOS6 aren't in Win98's DOS, but none of the major ones. Win98 comes with its own versions of HiMem and EMM386.

A suggestion: put BUFFERS=40 in your config

Why? You think something bad is gonna happen?

[Rogue]

You are free to believe what do you like to.

I used to mess with Win98/DOS setup, and I know how messy it becames with Win98 after you make changes like that.

I don't sugest you to use DOS6.22. I use 7.1 (Win98's DOS) and it is true that is full version of dos, with everything you need to run properly DOS games.

[dr_st]

I have been running the setup I described for years and have no problems neither with DOS games, nor with Windows ones. But, like you said - you're free to believe.

[racer]

Why? You think something bad is gonna happen?

No, your machine will not explode, simply that DOS stores information in memory buffers so that it will be available when requested by a program. The more buffers set in the config file with the buffers command, the faster DOS will be able to access the information requested. It´s just a matter of making your DOS faster and safer.

I don't sugest you to use DOS6.22. I use 7.1 (Win98's DOS) and it is true that is full version of dos, with everything you need to run properly DOS games.

The W98 DOS is not full version, but you´re partially right. Is enough for running DOS games.