Re: PCT Incompatibilities?

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <mnementhDA8G88.G6q@netcom.com>,
David R. Villegas <mnementh@netcom.com> wrote:
> Has anyone encountered programs that won't run on a PC Transporter
> (but would run on a normal 8088)?

I don't run much software on my PC Transporter, but everything I tried
worked, except for some comms programs (they generally have major
problems trying to communicate faster than 2400, at least).  MS-DOS 3.3
and MS-DOS 5.0 were fine.  WordPerfect 5.1 mostly worked.

> I just noticed that Copy II PC and Teledisk won't work, even under
> various versions of DOS. 

Copy II PC probably requires a genuine PC disk controller.  I don't
think the PCT's disk controller is software-compatible with the PC's
controller.  The PCT's BIOS hides this from all normal software.

I don't know what Teledisk is.
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