Norm, you make some good points on whether you need the latest version release, (see previous post). When I decided to get my 'new system', I thought the latest upgrade for me would be to Windows NT for Workstations! I was going the next step! Yes sir re Bob! This was my time! I ordered that system personally configured the way that I wanted it! 64M ram, 2-2.5G hard disks, 166M pentium! Hot Damn, hog heaven! Well - whoops! Printer driver for HP310C (yeah, I know) doesn't work! Logitech Mouse Driver not available! Satellite dish software not available! Here I am on the 'bleeding edge' and I can't get the thing to work. No problem, I get a W95 operating system, and can't seem to keep my second controller. I calls Gateway (computer provider) and tell the the technical staff. Well, appearently, they use a 'different' motherboard depending on whether you are going to run W95 or W for Workstations. What can I do? They have a patch from Intel that allows the Bus Mastering. That fixes my problem! I drop back the W95, and the peripheral works better, but every now and then, 'hang city'! I still boot up NT W for W, or NT Server, just to look at it. (The reason I have the different platform is to check out the software that I write to make sure that it will run an the various platforms.)
As for the FAA, I wonder what could cause the Excel to overrun the system? Is somebody using some of those 'undocumented' calls? :)
Ken |
