can I load 1992 clipper software on my XP machine?

I want to update some source code that I wrote in 1992. I have Clipper
installation diskettes from 1992. I've copied them to my hard drive.
Can I run the setup to load the Clipper compiler, etc.? Can doing this
harm my PC or its configuration?

Thanks

Hi,
I have Clipper 5.01 and 5.3b both installed on my W2K machines without any
problems. There has never been such a stable and good DOS than the DOS-box
in W2K and XP. Since then the amount of support I had to give my customers
working with the old Clipper versions of my programs was going almoust to
zero.
Klemens

"Michael Rodgers" <mtrodgers99@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I want to update some source code that I wrote in 1992. I have Clipper
> installation diskettes from 1992. I've copied them to my hard drive.
> Can I run the setup to load the Clipper compiler, etc.? Can doing this
> harm my PC or its configuration?
>
> Thanks

ur really strange u know!!!!

"Michael Rodgers" <mtrodgers99@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I want to update some source code that I wrote in 1992. I have Clipper
installation diskettes from 1992. I've copied them to my hard drive.
Can I run the setup to load the Clipper compiler, etc.? Can doing this
harm my PC or its configuration?

Thanks

Hi,

I set some environment variables like LIB= as system variables directly in
windows environment. So I can use clipper development without caring about
setting it in a batch file or as which user I am logged in.

If your CLIENTS have XP you should think of  using BLINKER and read the faq
from dave about idle-times and printing on XP.

Greetings
Tom


"Michael Rodgers" <mtrodgers99@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:2b8228f0.0411280800.75d27378@posting.google.com...
> I want to update some source code that I wrote in 1992. I have Clipper
> installation diskettes from 1992. I've copied them to my hard drive.
> Can I run the setup to load the Clipper compiler, etc.? Can doing this
> harm my PC or its configuration?
>
> Thanks