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  Vista/Windows 7 compatability

  This software has not yet been tested on Vista or Windows 7.

  16-bit program considerations

  TABRAP/CONVERSE was originally written for DOS as a 16-bit program, and at this time remains a 16-bit DOS program. This puts certain restrictions on the type of systems on which it can run.

  As a 16-bit program, the following restricitons apply depending upon which version of Windows you are using:

  • TABRAP/CONVERSE may only be able to access the first 2GB of a hard disk drive. Errors may occur if the program is installed beyond the first 2GB of a hard disk's space. This may be a problem if the first 2GB of a hard disk is completely full or if the program gets re-located beyond a disk's first 2GB during a defragmentation procedure.

  • TABRAP/CONVERSE may not be able to access input files that are located beyond the first 2GB of a hard disk's space. This may be a problem if the first 2GB of a hard disk is completely full or if input files get re-located beyond a disk's first 2GB during a defragmentation procedure.

  • TABRAP/CONVERSE does not support long file names -- input and output file names must be of the form 8.3.

  Work-around: install and use the software on a hard disk partition that is 2GB or less, or, install and use the software on 2GB or less removeable media such as a read/write CD-ROM, Zip disk, or even a floppy diskette.

  Because of costs involved, there are currently no plans to upgrade the software to a 32-bit version.

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