HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: schoof@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Jochen "Joscho" Schoof)
Subject: Re: ramdrives, 4dos, stacker, and swapping -- HELP!!!
Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 12:37:20 GMT

Geoffrey M Fritz (gfritz@ford.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
: 
: Is there ANY way to run external commands from my config.sys file?  There
: must be some utility program out there that can do this...
: 
: Am I missing something easy here?
: 
: Any help would be appreciated.
: 
: Thanks.
: -- Geoff
: 
I'm not quite sure and don't have a chance to test, but how about 
the INSTALL-command in CONFIG.SYS frequently used to start some
TSRs from there? I recommend you take a look at your documentation
whether it only handles TSRs or even 'normal' programs. If so, it
should solve your problem (I hope ... ;-I)

- Jochen


--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jochen Schoof                      schoof@dec5.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Lehrstuhl f. Informatik II +-----------------------------------------------
Universitaet Wuerzburg     | It's worse than that: he's dead, Jim!  -Bones
---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Stoned virus cannot be remove from partition table
From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
Date: 9 Dec 92 18:48:45 GMT
Organization: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Keywords: stoned, virus

In <4562@bimacs.BITNET> tamari@bimacs.BITNET (tamari zvi) writes:

>Hi,

>  To anyone who might save me :

>  My computer has been infected with the Stoned Virus.
>  No files were infected only the partition table.

>  I've tried sereved unvirus softwares - but the virus was'nt removed.
>  I've tried formating the disk - And it's still there.
>  I've deleted the DOS partition and recereated it - and it still there.
>  I've tried to FDISK the disk with another structure of partitions -
>  and it's still there !!!

>  How can't I get rid from this virus ( other then low-level format... )

(1) You should post to the group comp.virus.
(2) They would need to know what "unvirus softwares" you have tried.

--
Arthur L. Rubin: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (work) Beckman Instruments/Brea
216-5888@mcimail.com 70707.453@compuserve.com arthur@pnet01.cts.com (personal)
My opinions are my own, and do not represent those of my employer.
My interaction with our news system is unstable; please mail anything important.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Walk)
Subject: Re: A survey: Your dream operating system
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:26:53 GMT

cs011177@cs.brown.edu (Kwun Han) writes:
>In processing, well, my 486-33 have a small test on floating point against two machines, a
>Sparc-1 and a Sparc-2. The program was compiled with the same compiler (GCC) and the result?
>My 486 is nearly two times faster than the Sparc-1, and just slower than a Sparc-2. The Linux
>system comes with X-windows and many other applications. Sometimes it makes you think that
>running a PC with DOS is a waste. And, with that speed, who need a Sparc?

Sparc-1/2s are OLD machines in the RISC world.  When they were brought out
they were faster than the corresponding PCs, but that was years ago.


					Todd Walk
					walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
From: Jay.Agnor@f2206.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Agnor)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: using multiple autoe
Date: 11 Dec 92 18:10:00 GMT

* In a message originally to All, John Gibney said:
JG> Hiya, Ken!

JG> -=> Quoting Forbus@ils.nwu.edu to All <=-

JG> Fo> I end up using different configuations of equipment with my notebook
JG> Fo> computer, and hence want to boot with different configuations 
JG> Fo> depending on what I'm doing.
JG> Fo> Is there some clever utility that lets one switch between 
JG> Fo> multiple boot configurations
JG> Fo> (i.e., allows multiple autoexec.bat and multiple config.sys files)?

JG> I don't know about a program but have a look at this .BAT
JG> file that I use and it may give you some ideas:-

JG> ------------------------------ [ cut here ]
Check out Hans Salvisburg's Boot.Sys. It's an Association of 
ShareWare Programmers product. I use it to boot up with 5 different
Config.sys and Autoexec.bat configurations via a menu at boot time.
The author is Swiss but the program is available through the Public 
Software Library (Houston) and on lots of BBS's.
 
                              Glad you got to hear from me.
                 
 * Origin: The Interocitor*AI/Robotics*214-258-1832 (1:124/2206)
From: sizex@stl.stc.co.uk (Eric Barber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: an easy question on .exe
Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.misc
Date: 18 Dec 1992 13:31:20 GMT
Organization: BNR Europe Ltd, London Road, Harlow, England.
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.199.200.40

I'm trying to use simula a/s 's simula compiler on my 386 pc.
I've eventually managed to get it to build an executable, but
I get only
cannot execute ...
on 2 different makes of 386 pcs here.
I also get that for an imported copy of the executable as built
at another site, where it does run.

any suggestions as to what the problem is will be appreciated.

thanks, and happy christmas.

Eric

Eric Barber			E.O.Barber@bnr.co.uk
BNR Europe Limited		6 742 3527
London Road			+44 279 403527/429531
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA		England
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.4dos
From: gfritz@tesla.ecn.purdue.edu (Geoffrey M Fritz)
Subject: Re: ramdrives, 4dos, stacker, and swapping -- HELP!!!
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 03:12:58 GMT

In article <1992Dec17.123720.18350@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> schoof@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Jochen "Joscho" Schoof) writes:
>Geoffrey M Fritz (gfritz@ford.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
>: 
>: Is there ANY way to run external commands from my config.sys file?  There
>: must be some utility program out there that can do this...
>: 
>I'm not quite sure and don't have a chance to test, but how about 
>the INSTALL-command in CONFIG.SYS frequently used to start some
>TSRs from there? I recommend you take a look at your documentation
>whether it only handles TSRs or even 'normal' programs. If so, it
>should solve your problem (I hope ... ;-I)

Yes I tried this (thanks to the help of a personal reply), and it worked.  I
don't now why I forgot about it since I used it a year or so ago to solve
another strange problem.  Thanks again.

-- gfritz
>
>- Jochen
>
>
>--
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Jochen Schoof                      schoof@dec5.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de
>Lehrstuhl f. Informatik II +-----------------------------------------------
>Universitaet Wuerzburg     | It's worse than that: he's dead, Jim!  -Bones
>---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
From: kzt50@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (  911  Kevin Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: MSDOS 5
Date: 15 Dec 92 10:34:24 GMT
Reply-To: kzt50@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (  911  Kevin Thomas)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA


 Hi,
I have MSDOS 5 running my PC and I was told the there is a command or
utility which can give you more hard disk space, I have Nortons and run
Speed Disk regularly. Is it true that you can make more space on your hard disk
and if so where would you get such a utility.
Kevin.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Peter J. McKinney)
Subject: Re: Help : Redirect file
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:29:25 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University

In article <1992Dec14.114305.1@brt.deakin.edu.au> guac@brt.deakin.edu.au writes:
>From: guac@brt.deakin.edu.au
>Subject: Help : Redirect file
>Date: 14 Dec 92 11:43:05 EST
>Hi Netter,
>
>I need a function in DOS 3.3 which redirect a print document to a file if
>there is no printer attached for the PC (or laptop). (i.e. It does not stop
>at "Retry Abort Fail ?")
>
>Anyone can give me any suggestion ?
>
>Thanks in advance !
>
>Cathy

Try prindir, version 8.02.  It's available at the anynymous ftp site
oak.oakland.edu as /pub/msdos/printer/prindi802.zip.

- Pete

____________________________________________________________________________
| Peter J. McKinney                     pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu |
| Electrohydrodynamic Laboratory                                           |
| Fluid Mechanics and Wind Engineering Program                             |
| Civil Engineering Department                                             |
| Colorado State University                                                |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: michaelh@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Michael Haldey)
Subject: Re: HELP My PC won't boot from disk.
Keywords: help
Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:21:51 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.130959.17382@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> etorrem@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (engelbert.jgm.torremans) writes:
>In article <1992Dec11.112723.18854@etek.chalmers.se> e2raha9@etek.chalmers.se (Ragnar Hansson) writes:
>>
>>	Help .
>>My PC will not boot from disk and my harddrive has a faulty config.sys file 
>>so the computer will reset directly when it start booting up. I can boot 
>>from the disk when I disconnect the harddrive, but then I can't fix the 
>>harddrive. Does anyone have I suggestion.
>>
>>	Thanks.
>>	Ragnar	
>>	E-mail e2raha9@etek.chalmers.se
>>	
>> 
>
>Make sure you did not disable booting from drive A: in your setup.
>
>This is one of the options available in the AMI BIOS. If I remember
>well it is in the extended setup screen.
>

If it does not work, try another diskette (sometimes are disk drive head is
adjusted a bit different, so it can not read the disk.) Try 360K diskette as
well. 

It this fails, open the system block and try to check all the contacts with
your floppy drive.

If this fails as well, it is just time to think about repair :).

>Engelbert Torremans
>AT&T-NS-NL
>etorrem@hvlpa.att.com

michael
-- 
Michael Haldey  |  Genasys II Pty Ltd
                |  13th Level, 33 Berry St, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
                |  Phone:    +61-2-954-2878 (-9930 FAX)
                |  Internet: michaelh@g2syd.genasys.com.au
From: mjo@iao.ford.com (Mike O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: "CD \" returns "Invalid Directory" error.
Date: 16 Dec 1992 22:22:51 GMT
Organization: Not an official spokesperson for Ford Motor Company
Reply-To: jjhoxsey@knight.ta.ford.com (General Lee Obvious)
NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost

For a friend:

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

	Occasionally, when I exit an application, and I type CD \ to
get back to the root directory, I get the error message "Invalid
Directory."  Also, when I try to do some directory listings, such as
DIR /W I get Invalid switch - /w sometimes the error will just be
garbage which may or may not include file names and lots of other
wonderful characters.
	I have DOS 5.0 on a PS/2 Mod 80 running with Token Ring
drivers installed.  I am not running any compression programs such as
Stacker.  I do have SmartDrive, but I've turned this off and still get
it occasionally.
	Any hints or suggestions?  Please email me directly if
possible since it will be easier for me to read your responses, etc.
	Thanks in advance....


     "It never fails, get | Jim Hoxsey (jjhoxsey@knight.ta.ford.com)
in the tub and there's a  | 700C Fairlane Plaza South
rub at the lamp."         | 330 Town Center Dr.        (313)337-1616
           -- The Genie   | Dearborn, MI 48126 USA     FMEAplus(R)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-- 
 Michael J. O'Connor           |  Internet:  mjo@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com
 Ford Motor Company, OPEO      |  UUCP:      ...!{backbone}!fmsrl7!mjo
 20000 Rotunda, Bldg. 1-3001   |  Phone:     +1 (313) 248-1260
 Dearborn, MI  48121           |  Fax:       +1 (313) 323-6277
From: slice@seswho.chi.il.us (Steve Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Internet news by modem? 
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 18:17:21 GMT
Organization: Me? Organized? No Way!!!

UUPC
FSUUCP
WAFFLE

Those are just a few that come to mind.  Then when you get the news packets
down to your pc, you might want to use snews to read it.  All the packages
are ( I believe ) available from Simtel and its mirror sites.

Personally, I'm using uupc 1.1k and snews 1.12.

Regards.....


Steve Steiner      slice@seswho.chi.il.us
564 Gilbert Drive                    (708)860-2754 (home - voice and data)
Wood Dale IL 60191                   (708)773-5864 (work)

If the elevator to success is out of order... use the stairs
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: GEN3037@Husky1.StMarys.Ca (DARREN JOHNSON)
Subject: Assign Help.
Organization: St. Mary's University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:25:03 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.13.SMU

Can someone tell me how to assign one pathname to serve for another path.

I'm having a problem installing a program on my network account (novell).
I can only write to the directory c:\users\username and any subdirectories
after that, and this program wants to write to c:\program, which the network
won't let happen. So what I want is a way for when the program wants
to write to the root directory will actually write to users\username
(.ie make c:\program into c:\users\username.

Thanks for any help. 



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Darren Johnson            |  Sign in desert: "Get out Groo!"
 Halifax, Nova Scotia      |  Groo: "No fishing????"
 Canada. (902) 425-8189    |  
 gen3037@husky1.stmarys.ca |  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Xref: sparky comp.os.msdos.4dos:33 comp.os.msdos.apps:5901 comp.os.msdos.desqview:4004 comp.os.msdos.misc:6648 comp.os.msdos.pcgeos:2091 comp.os.msdos.programmer:11518
From: ioi@widget.seas.upenn.edu (Ioi Kim Lam)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.4dos,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.desqview,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: 286/386 Protected Mode Programming
Keywords: Protected Mode, 286, 386, Operating System
Date: 19 Dec 92 03:23:40 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.4dos
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


 

I am trying to do some protected mode programming using the 286/386
instruction set. My final goal is making a simple operating system with
preemptive multitasking capability.  


I am looking for some example assembly programs, probably in MASM or TASM
syntax, for the 286/386 protected mode. An ideal example program would be
switching into Protected Mode form Dos, run several processes preemptively
and exit to Dos. I know some of you guys are really great and have written
a complete O/S for the 286/386. I really don't mind seeing those codes. 


Also, I am using TASM to compile my code. I am not sure if this is an
ideal tool for the purpose of developing an O/S. Do you have any
suggestion for an appropriate set of development tools? Is the Intel
Development Toolkit good?


If you have any suggestion for any further information, please mail it to
me. I am just a beginner to O/S programming but I would love to share
other people's experience. Your responds can be mailed to

	ioi@eniac.seas.upenn.edu

Thanks in advance!

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.graphics
From: jepler@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Epler)
Subject: Looking for source, FTPable info on VESA
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 21:32:18 GMT

I would appreciate pointers to source and other info about the VESA 
SuperVGA standard.  Especially information on modes with 15, 16, and
24 bits of color.  

Please mail me, our news is being really erratic here. <sigh> I'll follow
up in these three groups, though.

I'd prefer stuff that's available by FTP or mailserver, books are 
not my thing.  (Besides, that costs... :( )

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca (Duncan Murdoch)
Subject: Re: Pascal & C Calling standard?
Organization: Queen's University
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:01:42 GMT

In article <1gnv0uINNa4a@ub.d.umn.edu> cbusch@ub.d.umn.edu (Chris) writes:
>    The discussion on Pascal and C Calling convention was interesting
>and informative.  I wonder though are those convections standard?  That
>is are Pascal functions called that way on other platforms, or is it
>just limited to msdos machines?

No, they're not standard, even between different Pascal compilers under 
DOS.  Stony Brook's compiler often passes parameters in cpu registers, for 
instance.


Duncan Murdoch
dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: esova@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Edward R Sova)
Subject: NortonGuides swapper
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:55:51 GMT

This message could've went a couple places, but I just will try here 1st.
Any clipper 5 programmers?  Than you know about Norton Guides.  In dox for
SoftC library, they speak of a product called swapng, that loads the ng.exe
high or something to move it up out of conventional memory.  Where do I get
this swapng.  Supposed to be shareware?

thanx,


  ___
  \  \      Mr. Ed on rollerblades?  Nah, that's:
  _\  \      esova@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu       Prodigy:CBGX09A
 \_____\       but his friends call him Ed,
 o o o o                    yeah that Ed Sova Kid, he answers to anything.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: downs@helios.nevada.edu (Lamont Downs)
Subject: Re: Copy Protection Information
Organization: UNLV
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:57:55 GMT

>
>>Also, note that many people won't purchase/use copy-protected s/w.  This
>>is not because they are pirates or out to defraud you.  In fact, the
>>implicit assumption on the vendor's part that the customer is likely to
>>be up to something nefarious can be sufficiently off-putting in itself. 
>
>This is how I feel.  I will NOT purchase ANYTHING that is copy protected
>in any way, doc protection on games included.  I have this moral thing
>against pirating, and if someone copy protects software I take it
>as an insult to my integrity; I feel as if they are saying 'You
>are a criminal and we hate you.  THIS should make your life more
>difficult <ha ha ha>'.
>
Also, I refuse to buy any software that I can't make a backup copy of before 
even installing, for 2 reasons:
   1)the obvious--I want my originals kept safe in case the installation 
program or a PC crash eats the working disks; and
   2) by copying the disks I can verify that the disks themselves are not 
defective before I even begin installation.

Lamont Downs
downs@helios.nevada.edu
From: glad@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Normal MSDOS multitasking!
Date: 15 Dec 92 01:40:06 -0400
Distribution: world
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

>    Apparantly MSDOS multitasks with the use of the pipe "|".  Is this
> true?  How does the | really work?  For example: "type this.txt | more"
> has 'type' and 'more' being ran simultaneously (apparantly).  How is
> this so?

I don't believe it does...DOS still executes one command at a time, but uses
path specified by the TEMP environment variable to store intermediate data
to disk before it passes the data onto the command following the pipe (|).
In fact, I don't believe that piping works unless the TEMP environment variable
is set, or the temp files just go to the root directory of the current drive.
Actually, in the case of piping TYPEd text to the MORE command, you can save
a few keystrokes by just typing 'MORE < this.txt'  The MORE command is just
like TYPE, except that it displays *one* screenfull at a time.
So, to reiterate, there is *no* multitasking going on here. The temp file
that is created during the piping process is erased automatically after
the command has ended, or ^C has been pressed.

Francis
--
*******************************************************************************
                BISEXUAL, GAY & LESBIAN ASSOCIATION OF DALHOUSIE 
*******************************************************************************
*                                    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   *
*                                   |                                      |  *
*       e-mail: GLAD@AC.DAL.CA      |   BGLAD                              |  *
*                                   |   Dalhousie Student Union Building   |  *
*        Phone: (902) 492-1060      |   6136 University Avenue             |  *
*                     429-2562      |   Halifax, Nova Scotia (CAN)         |  *
*                                   |   B3H 4J2                            |  *
*                                   |__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __|  *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************
                BISEXUAL, GAY & LESBIAN ASSOCIATION OF DALHOUSIE
*******************************************************************************

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: shephard@fraser.sfu.ca (Gordon Shephard)
Subject: Re: How could I copy protect Borland C++ on a network ?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 00:29:44 GMT

cyberman@exucom.com (Stephen R. Phillips) writes:
>Luc Bussieres (bussiere@garrot.DMI.USherb.CA) wrote:
>: Is there a way to protect Borland C++ from pirating on an nfs disk? 
>: 
>: Does novell as a copy protection feature that will work with Borland C++?

1) Execute-Only on Novell is horrendous as you are no longer
   able to back up the Execute Only files.  Unacceptable.

2) Difficult (If not impossible) to copy protect programs on a PC,
   because the Executable has to be loaded into memory in order to
   run.  At which point you may make a copy from memory  (Of course
   you don't get the Overlay Files...)

3) Try experimenting with the Hidden attribute.  A DOS Copy won't
   work with a hidden files, but you can execute it.

-- 
| Gordon Harry Shephard         | Distributed Computing Support Group  |
| Academic Computing Services   | Phone: (604)291-3930   (604)464-4991 |
| Simon Fraser University       |                                      |
| Burnaby, BC, Canada. V5A 1S6  | shephard@sfu.ca                      | 
|                                                                      |
| Disclaimer: In No Way am I speaking for my Employers or Simon Fraser |
| University.                                                          |
From: chelf@lunatix.uucp (Chad Helfenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Data Structure help
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:15:55 GMT
Organization: Lexington Public Access Unix. -KY- (606) 255-9121

If you can direct me to further information, or would choose to elaborate 
yourself, on the following question, I would greatly appreciate it.. 

I'm just a hobbyist programmer, and I'm attempting to write a simple BBS.  
What I need to know is what kind of data structure I should use to keep 
track of the messages in the msg. bases.  I'd like to have something that 
would keep track of whether EACH user has read the msg., and it should be 
fast.  I can do the general stuff (deleted flags, anonymous, from/to fields, 
etc.).  All I need to know is how I should go about keeping track of which 
users have read each msg.  Thanks.


-- 
Chad Helfenberger
(chelf@lunatix.uucp)