[ RadSafe ] Backwards compatability for radiological software run on newer Windows

[Ted de Castro]

 From the best I can tell RESRAD is a Windows program (just looked it up 
- never used it) and I have had issues with XP emulators and W7 - 
haven't and won't try W8.

Anyhow - in case you MAY be talking RESRAD DOS .... I can help there.  I 
have found the program DOSBOX to be a great DOS emulator to run all 
those great old programs that won't run in a DOS window anymore - as of 
W7.  It was made to be able to run games - so if it can do that it 
SHOULD be able to run almost any serious software.

On 10/6/2014 4:06 PM, Ed Waller wrote:
> Scott,
>
> I can't say about Windows 8.1, but most of my older codes run under Windows
> 7, although sometimes you need to run compatibility mode or perform a few
> config tweaks or run from a DOS prompt.  Sometimes there are issues between
> 32 and 64 bit OS. 32 is safer.
>
> Microshield and RESRAD run for sure...and I am pretty sure CAPP-88 should be
> OK.  It is hit and miss....sometimes I have had very old codes still run
> (except for print functions), and slightly newer (yet still old) codes fail.
> I swear some of them had "best before dates" built in.
>
> Best of luck!
> Ed
>
>
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> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Backwards compatability for radiological software run
> on newer Windows
>
> Group, what experience is there for "backwards" compatability for "old" rad
> software like CAP88-PC, Microshield, RESRAD/RESRAD-Build and the newer
> Windows operating systems.  I currentl run the above on an emulator running
> Windows XP on a Macbook.  I am considering a Surface-3 tablet which is
> running Windows 8.1 I think.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Scott Davidson
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