30 May
2003
30 May
'03
2:27 p.m.
At 02:11 PM 5/30/03 -0400, you wrote:
That was a machine that came out before compaq clones
the IBM bios.
Dont think it is anywhere near pc compatible.
I know it's not PC compatible (well there is a PC compatibilty card for it,
but that's not what I am referring to). What I'd like to find are the
versions of DOS 3.2 (possible) and Windows 1.03 (unlikely) that are native
to this machine.
Weren't there other non-PC versions of Windows 1.x? DEC Rainbow? Tandy 2000?
I'm sure I've read about those versions, seen screenshots even. Never
actually seen any of them running in the flesh though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ido" <drido(a)optushome.com.au>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: DOS/Windows for Wang Professional Computer (not a PC clone)?
Recently I picked up a Wang Professional
Computer. Can't find a model
number on it anywhere. It 8086 based, 256KB RAM, 360KB FDD, 10MB HDD.
It runs MS-DOS 2.11, but it is not PC compatible.
A long time before I got this machine I found some software for it. A box
of original disks all marked "Wang Professional Computer". It includes 2
versions of the integrated word processor, MS Chart, DOS3.2 and Windows
1.03. Both versions of the word processor run, ms chart bombs saying I
have the wrong graphics card. Neither DOS 3.2 nor Windows 1.03 will
install. DOS 3.2 just hangs the machine, Windows 1.03 bombs with an
interrupt error. The disks seem to read okay.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong or have working copies?
I vaugely remember seeing pictures of this machine in the Windows launch
issue of Byte. Though it would be cool to have windows running on
something
> other than a PC clone. I think I've even got a copy Balance of Power for
> Win 1.x around here somewhere.