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SoftPC Icon SoftPC 4.1
MS-DOS and Windows Emulation under NEXTSTEP for Intel


SoftPC 4.1 comes with MS-DOS° and Microsoft° Windows° 3.1 preinstalled. It is optimized to take advantage of the native Intel hardware, supports all DOS and Windows applications compliant with DPMI (DOS Protect Mode Interface), and includes network support for Novell IPX and LAN Workplace DOS TCP/IP.

With SoftPC, you can easily copy and paste text and graphics between NEXTSTEP applications and PC programs such as CorelDraw, dBFast, Excel, and Object Vision. The software includes special Insignia Windows and mouse drivers that optimize the performance of graphics-intensive applications. SoftPC supports extended and expanded memory for DOS applications requiring more than 640 kilobytes, PC floppies and CD-ROMs, and serial and parallel ports. Support for VGA graphics with 256 colors provides increased display resolution with crisp, vibrant graphics. A special resizable window under Windows allows you to easily expand the window to the display's limits. You can also access PC CD-ROMs in Microsoft CD-ROM extension format, which supports ISO 9660 and High Sierra.

Improvements in SoftPC 4.1 include:

· Support for NEXTSTEP 3.3
· Improved mouse performance when using full-screen mode
· Enhanced WinSock software, including a software fix that corrects the reverse IP address issue in SoftPC 4.0
· Ability to access NEXTSTEP DOS partitions on physical drives larger than 504MB
· Bundled with SoftPC 4.1 are three NEXTSTEP 3.3 operating system patches that improve SoftPC support for full screen mode, MS-DOS boxes, and serial ports

SoftPC 4.1 allows you to run many Windows applications that require enhanced mode. This compatibility is provided by the addition of a pseudo-enhanced mode, which can either be selected for all applications or for individually selected applications. Examples of enhanced mode applications that can be run with SoftPC 4.1 are:

Aldus PageMaker 5.0
Lotus Improv 2.1
Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0
Microsoft Encarta
ClarisWorks 1.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0
FrameMaker 4.0
Symantec Q&A 4.0
Harvard Graphics 2.0
WordPerfect for Windows 6.0


Price: Single User License- $299
Additional Floating Licenses- $249
Upgrades from SoftPC 4.0- $99
Upgrades from earlier versions- $129


Platforms:
Yes - Motorola*
Yes - Intel
No - PA-RISC
No - SPARC
Yes - OpenStep Committed

Developer:
Insignia Soulutions

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