[Wftl-lug] Complex problem - SUSE10/Vmware/W98/Dos printer delay issue

[John Fauquier]

Hi Roger,

Have you considered the new Windows version of NewViews - NV2? I still use
the DOS version and believe the new one to be excellent, but have not wanted
to put out the approximately $400 for it. It **might** work well under
VMware.

Cheers!...John Fauquier

On 3/5/07, Roger Pryor <rpryor at pryor-and-pryor.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All:
>
> As the subject says, I have a somewhat complex interaction problem that I
> would like to solve.
>
> I have to support an old (1990) DOS program, specifcally NewViews - an
> accounting package, preferably on a nice spanking new dual Intel processor
> machine running SUSE10.2.  I've used VMware with general success for
> several other applications, and so tried this, under W98Se.  Under
> Suse8.2/Win4Lin/W98, this combination worked just fine.  However, under
> SUSE10.2/VMwareW98Se there is a 55 second delay between requesting a
> printout and the printer starting to print. Printer is standard CUPS under
> the SUSE10.2.  I have tried other variations, DOSEMU (won't run, may
> crash), Win4Lin under 10(.2) - I couldn't get it to go, and so I'm left
> either with sticking to Vmware and accepting the 55 second delay (the
> accountant is not happy with that), or reviving the previous 7 year old
> machine just for this program (neither of us is happy with that!). I have
> reduced the spool delay under W98 from 15 seconds to 5, to no effect.
>
> So, the question:  Has anyone else encountered this kind of delay in this
> kind of situation, and were they able to resolve it.
>
> I do notice that Xosview, the process status appilcation, tells me that
> one
> processor is 100% busy for at least 30 seconds after the print request,
> doing what I have no idea, twiddling thumbs I should think probably
> busy-waiting for something.
>
> Thanks
>
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