RE: Elite software and Windows 95

Ross Longley (Longley@HBOI.EDU)
Wed, 07 Aug 96 13:58:00 PDT

Doug: I can answer one of your questions. ....regarding the Elite Software
for Windows95. At least on this end..NO, it does not work at all in a DOS
window---It is so tantalizing, i.e., it appears to run, then all the
"buttons" and menu heads end up looking like backward writing. The only way
I could get it to work with any Windows product was to run it in DOS mode in
the old Windows 3.1. Let me know if you get any "positive" answers
regarding this compatibility problem.

--Ross--

Ross E. Longley, Ph.D.
Division of Biomedical Marine Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Inst., Inc.
5600 U.S. #1, North
Fort Pierce, FL 34946
email: longley@hboi.edu
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From: owner-cyto-sendout
To: Cytometry Mailing List
Subject: Elite software and Windows 95
Date: Friday, August 02, 1996 1:04PM

We are looking to upgrade our 486 PC on our Coulter Elite and install a new
Pentium and finally enter the 1990's. However, Coulter is unable to answer
questions about their software and Windows 95. Therefore, I have several
questions:

1. Can I run the Dos version (v4.2) of the software in a DOS window on
Windows 95 and collect data from the Elite (or do I have to install DOS 6.22
or something like that)?

2. Has anyone tried the Elite for Windows software? I know, it is very
expensive! Is it any good? Does it work acquiring data under Windows 95?
Coulter will only answer questions about it under Windows v3.1.

3. I have heard that some people have had problems connecting pentiums to
their Elites. What things should I watch out for? Anything I should stay
away from?

4. I am using the old Mitsubishi Optical Disk Unit, the 600MB optical drive
system. What are the better systems out there for long-term archival
storage of data?

Well, those are the questions I can thing of right now. I welcome any input
that you may have. Thank you, in advance, for your help.

Doug Smoot
ICBP, Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda, MD 20889-5607
voice (301) 295-1121 fax (301) 295-0376


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