DOS/Windows for Wang Professional Computer (not a PC clone)?

From: David Comley <david_comley_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri May 30 15:12:00 2003

Is the the green screen 'Wang Classic' computer ? If
so, I don't believe that a Windows port was ever
available for it.

There were later Wang machines that supported Windows;
these were PC clones. I had one of these around
1986/1987 that ran Windows 1.03 IIRC. There was also a
port of the Wang Word Processing software that ran on
the later PC compatible models. But for the Wang
Classic I think you'd be limited to their flavour of
MS-DOS due to the BIOS differences.

Regards,

Dave
--- "Dr. Ido" <drido_at_optushome.com.au> wrote:
> 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_at_optushome.com.au>
> >To: <cctalk_at_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.
Received on Fri May 30 2003 - 15:12:00 BST