![]() This is a suboptimal solution, however, because it requires a Windows licence, which is pricey (I was planning on building a very low cost desktop for under $300 with parts sourced from Newegg with bare minimum specs, and a Windows XP retail licence would almost be the same cost as the machine itself).Another option is FreeDOS. ![]() I'll try running the program in my Vista laptop, just to see if it works. Lo-tech, I know, but that's the government for you).I was looking into DOSBox. Whatever solution we use, there MUST be support for this DOS program, plus support for a floppy drive (the claims are submitted to the government via floppy disks. We're worried about this machine because of its age, so a hardware failure is inevitable (I'm just surprised the hard drive hasn't failed yet), so we're looking into transplanting the software into a new machine. ![]() Buying a new program is not really an option because all the modern software currently available are licenced at at least $1000 per annum (he bought this program for a one time fee of $500). My father is currently using an old Windows 95 machine circa 1999 to run a DOS program which he uses to bill the government. ![]()
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