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From: psykseth@aau.dk (Seth Chaiklin)
Subject: structures >64K
Summary: How do you make a structure over 64K?
Keywords: struct, huge
Organization: Aarhus University, Denmark
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:56:12 GMT

I am having problems making a 'huge' struct.  As some of you may
remember from last month, I was asking about how to make arrays
over 64K.  Well now I am trying (rather unsuccessfully) to
achieve the following:

(a) initialize a structure that is about 80K
(b) have that structure be global.

The structure itself is not very complicated:

struct yynew {
int current;
int advance;
};

and the initialization is just small integers

yycrank[] = {1,2,3,4,0,175,0,1,175...};


And it all works just fine as stated, provided the initialization is under
64K.  But I want to use about 40,000 integers in initializing this
structure, and that is where my problem begins.  

I cannot figure out how to declare yycrank to be a 'huge' structure in
Turbo C 2.0.

I can't seem to be able to declare yynew to be huge.

For example:

typedef struct huge yynew {
int current;
int advance;
} YYNEW;

gives a "structure or union syntax error "

And if I try something like:

YYNEW huge yycrank;       /* conflicting type modifiers  - fair enough */

huge YYNEW yycrank;      /* syntax error */

Ok -- so I get the idea (by implication) from the Turbo C manual that 
I have to use a pointer to get a big structure.  So I try something like this:

YYNEW  *yycrank;
yycrank = (YYNEW huge *) farmalloc(20000L * sizeof(YYNEW));

Well that will compile if it is placed inside of a function (though the 
compiler (rightfully) complains about a suspicious pointer conversion.

But if I try to compile this globally then I get these errors

   Declaration needs type or storage class
   Type mismatch in redeclaration of 'yycrank'
   Illegal initialization

plus the warning:

   Suspicious pointer conversion


Aaarrrggghhh!  Given that it is possible to do all this if I am working
under 64K.  Then I would assume that there must be a way to allocate
memory for a structure that is over 64K.  But my various trials and
errors have been discouragingly unsuccessful.  Advice appreciated.

Cheers,
  Seth
  psykseth@aau.dk
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: rhorner@ugly.UVic.CA (Roger  Horner)
Subject: Re: Printing from Unix to a printer attached to PC terminal
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 20:33:48 GMT

In article <2B4DDB1A.14864@ics.uci.edu> wngai@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Wayne Ngai) writes:
>	Hi!  I was wondering if there is/are any existing program(s) out
>there that would allow for a PC terminal to print a file on the Unix
>machine to the local printer that's attached to the PC terminal. e.g.
>say I'm hook up to a Unix machine via modem, and I want to print a
>file on the Unix machine to my PC printer.  Is there anyway of doing
>that without having to download the file to my PC and do some
>conversion to printout the file?  i.e. sending the print job to
>printer attached to terminal.  If there is such a program, could some
>kind soul please tell me where and how can I get a hold of it?

There is a C program at oak.oakland.edu in /pub/msdos/kermit called pcprint.c.
You can either download this file and compile it on your UNIX machine, or you
can create the following csh script file which was copied from the MS-KERMIT
USERS GUIDE:
-----------------------------CUT HERE-------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
# pcprint
# usage: pcprint file(s)
# or <any UNIX process that writes to standard output> | pcprint
#
echo -n '[5i'
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
  cat
else
  cat $*
fi
echo -n '[4i'
-----------------------------CUT HERE-------------------------------

Both of these programmes use a feature of the VT100 terminal which many but not
all terminal emulators provide (MS-KERMIT and Bitcom do, but Q-Modem does not).

I hope this helps.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: Linux for DOS
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:43:55 GMT

In <3422@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> iks@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Ivan K. Samuelson) writes:

>I am wanting to acquire LINUX for DOS, but I'm not sure what files I need.

Uh, "LINUX for DOS" is something of a misnomer.  LINUX is an operating
system -- a UNIX clone.  DOS wants to be an operating system when it
grows up.  LINUX *REPLACES* DOS, and you can't run any of your old DOS
software under LINUX.

>I have a 386-SX/33mhz machine with 2megs of memory. I have heard that Linux
>is a Unix operating system for IBM machines and offers excellent multi-
>tasking capabilities. I have found the files for LINUX, but what are the
>files I need to start the system up and running?

>Also, what are some good applications to get with it? Is there X-Windows
>for Linux?

I think LINUX is now working with X11R5.

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From: vipy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: BORLAND C++ FOR SALE
Date: 4 Jan 93 08:26:19 EST
Distribution: comp
Organization: Cornell University

I HAVE THE FOLLOWING BRAND NEW, NEVER OPENED PROGRAMES WITH ALL DOC, AND
REGISTERATION FOR SALE. PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING VIA UPS OR REGISTERED MAIL IN
THE USA.

BORLAND TURBO C++ 3.1 $100
BORLAND C++ 3.0  $150
BORLAND C++ WITH FRAME APPLICATION 3.0 $250
BORLAND QUATTRO PRO $100

RESPOND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.

THANKS!
JOSEPH NAVAIE
From: mjhf@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Michael James Horsfall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Wanted: Crossword puzzle generator
Date: 7 Jan 93 06:10:57 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <loren.236@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu> loren@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu (Loren Miller) writes:

>Someone sent me this message:

>>I'm interested in finding software that helps to generate word games,
>>especially crossword puzzles.

>Anybody know of software that does this kind of stuff?

>Thanks,
>Loren Miller

I recently purchased Crossword Creator 5.0 and Word Search Puzzle Maker from
Reasonable Solutions, an approved ASP mail-order vendor. Unfortunatly, I
have yet to try either program. They look promising though.

Both programs came as one package (2 disks).

Reasonable Solutions Pgrm # 2310 

You can contact them at 1-800-876-3475
From: gronke@acpub.duke.edu (Paul Gronke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: ELM/Unix mail reader for DoS?
Date: 8 Jan 93 19:02:41 GMT
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.

I think i saw this before...
 
We are running a number of PCs on a Novell network.  For the time
being, we have to retriev mail off of a Unix system (Dec  Ultrix, so
no NSF mail, only SMTP).  
 
I need to put people up on the unix mail system (probably elm).
However, I heard about a program for the PC (Windows, Dos?) which will
sign in for them, retrieve their mail folders, and bring it back down
to the PC.  So that people can handle mail locally (rather than
teaching them elm+emacs, etc).
 
Any help?  Please mail to:  GRONKE@ACPUB.DUKE.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: rhorner@ugly.UVic.CA (Roger  Horner)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Family tree software recommendations
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 20:36:46 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.015718.15592@ultra.com> wayne@ultra.com (Wayne Hathaway) writes:
>I would appreciate any advice you might have on FAMILY TREE software
>for MSDOS.  I have heard that the Mormon Church has produced some
>excellent programs, but I can't find any references right now.
>Anyway, all pointers and/or comments will be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
>    Wayne Hathaway               domain: wayne@Ultra.COM
>    Ultra Network Technologies     uucp: ...!ames!ultra!wayne
>    101 Daggett Drive             phone: 408-922-0100 x132
>    San Jose, CA 95134              FAX: 408-433-9287

I have tried a commercial program called Family Tree Maker.  It seems quite
good but it doesn't seem to allow you to join parallel branches (in my tree,
two brothers married two sisters or something like that).  If anyone has a
suggestion of a program which will handle this, please let me know.
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4th Year Electrical Engineering Student                  Victoria, BC, Canada
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: barstad@plains.NoDak.edu (Dwayne Barstad)
Subject: Re: *** WARNING *** PKZIP 2.04c is infected by a virus.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:27:34 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <1igdr6INNmth@fido.asd.sgi.com> pj@sgi.com writes:
>In article <01068008.n1jdvg@mfc.ycrdi.com>, timk@ycrdi.com (Tim King) writes:
>|> 
>|> In article <3546@accucx.cc.ruu.nl> (comp.compression), nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries) writes:
>|> > 
>|> > According to warning messages on wuarchive.wustl.edu the PKZIP 2.04c
>|> > is a virus infected version. The virus detected is the "Maltese Amoeba"
>|> 
>|> My recommendation to all is that you get your PKZIP directly from PKWARE!
>
>According to a discussion on the PKZIP forum of CompuServe
>yesterday, this might be a false positive from Norton's AntiVirus
>utility.
>
>One person said that he saw this particular virus reported in
>PKZ204C, using an older version of the Norton AV utility, but
>that a more recent AV didn't report that virus.  Another person
>reported that on another forum complaints were numerous that some
>other particular piece of software (I've forgotten what) was
>triggering the "Maltese Amoeba" from Norton AV, apparently
>falsely.
>
>I downloaded the PKZ204C.EXE (self extracting) file from
>CompuServe, and examined it with f_prot (version 206a) and found
>no problem.  It was from Library 16 of FIFTHGEN (or FGS?), as I
>recall.
>
>I worry more about electric spikes, disk crashes, software bugs
>and stupid operator errors (I'm the operator) destroying my data
>than I do viruses.  Since I back up religiously to cover for
>these more common data destroyers, I figure I'll survive a virus
>if I ever see one.
>

I just downloaded the pkz204c.exe directly from PKWare Inc. in Wisconsin.  Thier
Billboard says that the detection of said virus is du to a bad virus string data
file, and has a replacement for the older (defective) file on its BBS.

The Pkz204c.exe extracts with av...  and works great.  Here goes the multi-
volume backup...  

ZIP LIKE HELL!!!!!!!

Dwayne
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From: vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Great Plains software ????
Date: 8 Jan 1993 05:19:07 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu

The name Great Plains Software is the name of the company that 
produces the accounting software. They were previously known for 
publishing high-end, big accounting packages, but have lately
teamed up with someone else to release a WIndows package or
something like that.

Their high-end products are very good, if somewhat bulky in terms
of disk space requirement.
From: visbieda@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Christopher Bieda)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Suggestion for US Income Tax software?
Summary: bad experience with ChipSoft
Date: 10 Jan 93 18:51:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1993Jan9.212945.4217@news.stolaf.edu>, brownd@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (David H Brown) writes...

>I writing to request suggestions for a US income tax preparation program to
>run on a DOS-only (640K) computer.

There is no better text-mode tax program than MECA's "TaxCut."

>My mom has recently had a bad experience with the JK Lasser program from
>ChipSoft (poorly redesigned user interface [lots of Alt-key combinations] and
>wouldn't load background data from last year... last year's version did not
>have these problems... she did call tech support re: background data).

Well, I dunno about Lasser (which was sold by Simon & Schuster, not ChipSoft),
but I can swear to you, I used ChipSoft's market-leading TurboTax last year,
and *hated* it.  I will never use TurboCrap again.

>Program should be able to handle multiple returns (she does my sister's taxes
>for her), loading data from Quicken would be really nice, and ability to
>transfer background data (names, dependents, etc.) from year-to-year would be
>good, too. I guess ease-of-use is a big concern here.

Pretty much everybody will import Quicken data these days--it's the lingua
franca of personal finance on the PC.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: g9ctwang@cdf.toronto.edu (Calvin Wang)
Subject: Norton utilities 6.0 compatitable with superstor?
Originator: g9ctwang@sapphire.cdf.toronto.edu
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Disciplines Facility
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:15:16 GMT


The subject says it all.  Is norton utilities 6.0 fully compatitable with
superstor drives?

Calvin Wang
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil)
Subject: Re: word windows re
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 00:32:27 GMT

don.updyke@stpaul.ncr.com (Don Updyke) writes:
  
>The BAD point is that you better have more than a 2 meg 386 sx system or'
>it will be so slow that you will go back to your old dos word processor.

Um, I guess I wouldn't run Windows with less than 4 megs of memory on a
386sx.  

Actually, that pretty much describes my system, which was really nice when
I bought it, but which is antiquated now.  

But still, if you're running Windows on a 2 meg machine, run don't walk to
your local computer store and shell out the bucks for at least two more
megs of memory.  

Sharon
oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu
From: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
Date: 9 Jan 93 14:12:29 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello there,

	I have the following questions:
1. TO simulate disk cache with dos and windows you can either put the
statements
a) devicehigh=c:\smartdrv.sys     in the config.sys file or
b) loadhigh=c:\smartdrv.exe       in the autoexec.bat file

What is the difference between the 2 statements?
Also, how much cache would be recommended to have with a total of 4MB ram when
you run windows?

2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
ideas as to what the problem might be?

	I would very much appreciate any relevant response.
Feel free to send mail to
Internet Address:telnet tesla.ece.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: telnet kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: gt0430c@prism.gatech.edu
From: rick@wet.UUCP (Rick Rutledge)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: HELP: How to increase the DOS enviormental space?
Date: 10 Jan 93 03:12:56 GMT
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

Zhaohui Yang writes:

>Sorry if this is a FAQ.  I am not a programmer or a guru.  Recentely I install
>the emtex for my PC, and there are a lot of enovirment varibles to define
>in autoexec.bat.  The computer kept sayiout of enovirment space.  
>
>How can I increase the envoirment space?  I was considering install C compiler
>on my PC but there are more varibles to define... ;-(

Among the many things documented in your DOS manual (which you wouldn't have
if your DOS is pirated, i.e., stolen, of course), you'll find this is
clearly documented.  You need to explicitly define your operating shell,
with a command similar to the following:

SHELL=C:\Command.Com /E:1024 /P

I say 'similar' because the version of DOS you have will impact the format
of the command, as well as the number you use after the /E: parameter.  Most
versions of DOS use bytes to specify, however there was, I believe, one
release that used 256K paragraphs.  Likewise, you might very well have
additional parameters, such as in DOS v5.0, which might look like this:

SHELL = C:\DOS\Command.Com C:\DOS /E:1024 /P

Good luck.  And read the manual.  It's a quick read, and very informative.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: h8915726@hkuxb.hku.hk (Medusa de NetHack)
Subject: Stacker v3: SDIR
Reply-To: h8915726@hkuxa.hku.hk
Organization: University of Hong Kong
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 19:41:51 GMT

Hi,

	I found SDIR is not working (showing compression ratio)
	under DV. I don't remember if sdir from v2.0 works, but
	I think it _worked_. If so, why sdir from v3.0 doesn't?

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From: stern@amath.washington.edu (L.G. "Ted" Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: WANTED:  Backup utility with compression
Keywords: DOS, Backup, compression, pkzip
Date: 5 Jan 93 20:37:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1icri2INNaut
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Washington, Applied Mathematics, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: orcas.amath.washington.edu

Does anyone know of a public domain backup utility that will backup files
to 1.44 MB floppy, WITH file compression on the order of 50% ?  I need to
back up my drive, but would like to save on disk usage.  Low HD overhead
is desirable ( on the order of 5 free Megabytes).  Can PKZIP be used for
this purpose?

Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance!

PS:  answers by e-mail appreciated.


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From: fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: WANTED: Family tree software recommendations
Date: 10 Jan 93 05:48:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: CompuData Inc.

<LIBSJR@BYUVM.BITNET> writes:

>The program that you referred to in your post that is produced by the Mormon
>Church is Personal Ancestoral File (PAF).  The Program does the following:

>The program costs less than $40.00 and can be obtained from the LDS distri-
>bution center.  Their number is 1-800-537-5950.  If that number only works
>in Utah, their address is
>              1999 W. 1700 S.
>              Salt Lake City, UT  84104

Before you shell out $40 take a look at shareware that is a bit better IMHO. 
Not that shareware is free but at least you get periodic improvements that are 
not subject to the crawling bureaucracy of the LDS. 

You may write to the author of Brothers Keeper directly at
75745.1371@compuserve.com

It always helps when one can go right to the horse's mouth with questions and 
suggestions.

Fred
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From: tennesen@mars.dgrc.doc.ca (Andy Tenne-Sens)
Subject: MS Word 5.5 File Formats ?
Organization: Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 18:40:05 GMT

Can anyone out there lead me to detailed information on the format of
MS Word 5.5 *.doc files?

Thanks in advance.


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  Communications Research Centre / DRL
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  3701 Carling Ave.                  E-mail: tennesen@mars.dgrc.doc.ca
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From: dman@netcom.com (Dallman Ross)
Subject: At My Wit's End With Compatability Question
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 16:06:12 GMT


Hope somebody out there can shed some light on the following; I'm stumped.
I had a 286-12MHz, 1Mb-RAM, 40Mb-HDD clone for 3 years.  It ran every 
IBM-compatible program I ever tried on it without a problem.  This 
includes WordPerfect 4.2 through 5.1, Windows, Norton 6, PC-Tools 6, 
etc.  I have a color SVGA card in it with 256K of memory.  I believe 
the card is a Prism.

Now I sold the computer to my boss, except that I kept my multisynch
color-monitor and bought a new monochrome VGA-monitor to go with the
286 computer.  Everything else is the same, and the programs I had loaded
still run fine.  Two games, Flight and EGA Trek (shareware), also seem to 
work fine on it.  So my boss buys Reader Rabbit and Math Blaster for
his kid, and installs them, and neither one will run.  They both just
lock up the computer.

My boss, believing me to be a computer wizz, has me over for dinner
and expects me to get the two programs to run and tell him what's
wrong.  I can't for the life of me figure out why they won't run.
At first I thought it was the mono monitor with color card that
was fooling the programs.  I suppose that is indeed possible.  But
why those particular programs, yet none that I had tried from among
a dozen programs?  Both Reader Rabbit and Math Blaster seem to have
utility programs to manually set the monitor types, and I ran both,
but still get only a lockup requiring a reboot when I run the programs.
Yes, I did re-install each from scratch.

I brought the software home and installed both programs successfully on
my 386SX mono-VGA laptop, which blew at least part of my theory that
it was the mono monitor causing a problem.  But since the card and
monitor in his machine may still not be thoroughly compatible, I
suppose that could still be the problem.  HOWEVER: why would this
lock up the machine requiring a reboot, rather than just run with
not all the graphics displaying right, as I would have predicted if
there were a monitor/card problem?

Oh, if it sheds any light, the Reader Rabbit is version 4.0, and Math
Blaster has no version number but has a release date of 1990.

Please, please send me some suggestions, if you have any, before I
have to buy the damn system back from my boss and eat crow.

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