Is it worth going from 98SE to ME 1

[SM777]

I understand ME overwrites config.sys and autoexec.bat and there is a fix to allow Clipper 5.2d to run in ME.

But is it worth the upgrade? What advantages are there with ME? will clipper run faster?

 

[GAstrada]

Clipper will run as fast as a Dos shell in a Win x will allow, and depends , overall, with the processor speed.

You can "fix" "Win me" editing system.ini (pervmfiles),

But what about (for example) Win 2000: you'll need at least a 6.0 blinker to make the app run without problems. And this "new" apps will run backward to Win 95, as an example?.

As many friends said: "clipper is touching the fan". But touching the fan, relay on the future of companys that support Clipper.

Evolution. For we (and I), lovers of Clippers, must realize that we are in "the hands" of people who write compilers, linkers, lybraries, for Clipper.

We must be in close view of what is happening about Clipper support.

In short: isn't a bad idea to migrate to ME, but this is a matter of "operating system marketing". The concepts are others.

 

[tlc00]

Aside from the fact that ME 'damages' DOS support and bundles the Media Player into the OS, my experience is that it is less stable than 98se. MS seems to consider ME as a hybrid between 9x and NT in which drivers may or may not work.

If you can stay with 98se, I'd stay there with Clipper. If you must move up, go to 2000 and 'bite the bullet' and upgrade Blinker as well (which seems to be the key to running Clipper under 2000).

 

[EzLogic]

Hello ClipperHeads!! I love clipper! and I am intending on staying with it. Though, I use Visual FoxPro to make money, but With Clipper I finish the Job in 1/2 the Time.

Under win2000 or winNT. Clipper Apps will run smoothly. All you have to do is put your buffers=40 and Files=100 in the config.nt (In winnt\system32) and make sure to [SET CLIPPER=F65] in the autoexec.nt. (if you are using RTLINK for clipper 5.x)
Exospace (Clipper 5.3) no prob at all.

But, I haven't had any luck with winME. Any suggestions?

Thanx
Long Live Clipper!!

 

[GAstrada]

TeknoSDS: Win ME doesn't look at config or autoexec for management of a DOS shell. Add the following line in the SYSTEM.INI as the first line under the [386enh] section:

PerVmFiles = 120 (or whatever the files you want)

It works. Resolves the problem of "too many files open".
Maybe that is your problem.

I agree with tlc00 that, by now, win me is less stable tan win 98.
Good luck.