I can't speak for the particular application, and speaking with apologies to
those who like or even prefer DOS applications...I have had nothing but
problems with certain DOS applications run on Windows 95 and have breathed a
sigh of relief each time I was able to replace it with a Windows 95
version.  Still have one more application (used to optimize saw runs) that
ran fine on Windows 3.1 and we have had nothing but problems with since we
moved to a "better machine" with Windows 95.  This doesn't answer the
"server" question, but I think your gut-reaction to refuse a DOS application
is a good one.  If nothing else, it probably expects a single-user
environment.  I'm sure if you keep looking, you will find what you want.

Therm-O-Link wrote:

> Hello fellow listers!
>
> We have a sister corporation that I provide IT oversight for that is
> looking for a trucking application (handles dispatching of truck loads).
> Since I could not find anything like this on the HP3000, the trucking
> company manager is looking at some PC-based applications.  He had one
> application demo'd on Tuesday and invited me to see it.  It was plain
> from the start that the application was *not* Windows-based, and when
> I asked the salesman, he confirmed that it was DOS-based, but "it runs
> fine on Windows 95/98/NT".
>
> My gut-level reaction was that we should not buy any application that
> is supposed to run on a server and is DOS-based.  Is there any basis
> for my feeling, other than FUD?  IOW, what do you think about buying
> DOS-based apps at this stage of the PC's development?
>
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