Did you try the "setver.exe" utility on the .exe files of that
application
It kinda cheats the apps to think that it is running an older version
of DOS.
Sipke de Wal
Stan Perkins wrote:
 Hello all,
 I have just acquired a PC-based instrument. It's a Model DTA 8850
 Digital Timing Analyzer, made in 1989 by a company called International
 Test Instruments, Inc. in Irvine, CA. Unfortunately, they seem to be out
 of business.
 The machine is based on a PC architecture, with the specialized signal
 conditioning circuitry on a backplane. It has some sort of non-volatile
 electronic disk as the C drive. I was able to determine that the
 operating system is DOS 3.3, but there is something munged about it,
 because it won't run the application software for the instrument. I can
 boot the instrument from a floppy, but the only version of DOS I have is
 6.22, and the instrument gives "Incorrect DOS Version" error messages
 when I run the application software (but it does run).
 I would like to get a copy of DOS 3.3 to restore this machine to its
 original state. Also, does anyone know anything about International Test
 Instruments, or (fingers crossed) have a manual or other information
 about this machine?
 Thanks in advance,
 Stan