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From: z_rasmusseam@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Floppy blues and 8088s...
Date: 6 Sep 92 19:08:38 CST
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

Ok, of all the crazy things someone could do... I bought a new 5.25" HD drive
for an old 8088 computer.  Well, I can't get it to work on that computer...
It works like a dream on my other computer.  So far I've tried drive.sys, but
as I'm sure most of you know, you can't redefine drive 0 or 1 (drive a or b).
So it was a no go there.  Then I tried drivpram to set it up as a HD drive.
Well, that ALMOST worked.  It will occasionally acknowledge the drive, and it
goes through the boot check without any problems...AND when I try to format
a disk in that drive it goes as far as to say, formatting 1.2, but then it
gives me a general disk failure or some such... Any suggestions???? HELP!
Please!  Thanx, in advance...
    
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From: jhnbru03@uctvax.uct.ac.za (Bruce D Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Longer Path?
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:05:32 +0200
Organization: University of Cape Town

Hi there,

I know the original question dealt with lengthening the path, and
there seemed to be an informed reply, so I won't comment on that,
however...

As another thought, how many of the files in your path directories do
you actually call. Obviously \Utils quite a few, but in some
(like say \Word ) almost none. I mean even if you use all the .EXE
and/or .COM files they are still a small percentage of the files there.

One way to speed up the system, and shorten the path, is to put these
calls into one directory in the form of batch files.
eg in a new directory, say /PAT put a file called Word.Bat containing the
full path call to Word.exe eg c:/word/word.exe

The cost is a little disk space (About 2 K per file + directory space.)
Might still be worth it though.
Any Comments ??

Cheers
Bruce
jhnbru03@uctvax.uct.ac.za


Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: XT.JGC@forsythe.stanford.edu (John Claudy)
Subject: Help: VGA to NTSC signal converters
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 18:14:50 GMT

I am seeking the names, addresses and phone/FAX numbers
of companies that produce PC and/or Mac video to NTSC signal
converters.  I want to be able to use a VCR to record what
is being displayed on a computer monitor.  At a minimum I
would like to be able to convert from Macintosh to NTSC
and from Super VGA to NTSC.  Yes, I realize this will
likely require different converter boards/devices for the
two input formats.  Thanks for any help you can give me,
and I would appreciate you posting directly to me rather
than to the board.  Feedback on any experience you have
with any of these products would also be appreciated.
Thanks.
John Claudy
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: rnoia@netcom.com (Roger F. Noia)
Subject: HELP!!! w/hard disk problems
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 05:15:05 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)

-------------------------------------------------------------
Hi...
I have been having the strangest (and most annoying) problems
with Windows/Cd Rom/ and Stacker

here's the scoop:

I have a 386dx 33mhz with the following:
Sony Laser Library Cd Rom (external) w/ interface
Logitech Scanman + w/ interface
Soundblaster Pro
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
Logitech Serial Mouse
9600 Baud Modem (external serial)
SyQuest 44meg external cartridge drive w/ seagate 102 scsi interface

Everex Ram 8000 (maybe 3000 but I think it's 8) w/ 4megs 'o ram
--- configured as xms


Motherboard has 4 megs ' ram.
------
the problem(s):

for a while, windows wouldn't start about every 3 days... says it can't find
a driver... (only happens when cd-rom card is in)
if I take out the cd-rom card and put it back in.. everything is ok
for 3 days....

-------
next problem
getting "drive not ready..." in windows... drive is a stacker drive
getting LOTS of read fault error in windows  on same drive and other drives
occasionally
-----
next problem
ran NDD said that the stacker drive (F:) has 9 bad sectors.
(first time an error has ever occured on the drive)
when I dismount the stacker drive and run NDD on the
stacvol.dsk file NO problems are found...
-----
final problem:

RANDOM Parity errors:  memory location ????:???? I can't figure this one
out.. but it ONLY happens when cd-rom interface is in computer
...
>>>>>>>>>
my research:
board por i/o addresses APPEAR to be non-conflicting (as much as I can figure
out)

no irq conflicts
no dma conflicts

lately... windows doesn't like my idea of disabling an ems page frame
and configuring it as upper memory where I load drivers to.
 (using NETROOM 2.00 rather happily)

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS REGARDING MY PROBLEMS?


please please please please

T H A N K   Y O U !!! :-)
ROGER.

rnoia@netcom.netcom.com


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From: jpinteri@gdansk.qualcomm.com (Jaye Pinterics)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: wanted: curses library for Zortech C
Date: 11 Sep 92 21:49:38 GMT
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

I am attempting to port some curses software from Unix to MSDOS.  Does
anyone have a recommendation for curses libraries for the Zortech
compiler?  If not the Zortech compiler specifically, a library designed
for Unix - MSDOS portability?

thanks -- Jaye Pinterics
jpinterics@qualcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: jenk@microsoft.com (Jen Kilmer)
Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 missing previous exe ?
Date: 12 Sep 92 03:20:36 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <1992Sep10.101759@mycro.UUCP> scott@mycro.UUCP (Scott C. Sadow) writes:
>In article <1992Sep8.133619.6621@alw.nih.gov>, postman@alw.nih.gov (AMDS Postmaster) writes:
>>I would like to know what happened to the redir.exe in the current 
>>version DOS 5.0 ? My DOS 5.0 didn't come with a redir.exe.
>Check you DOS 5.0 distribution disks. There are 2 or 3 REDIR*.* files that
>are converted to REDIR.EXE if needed. Also check you manual about them. I
>believe that they are not loaded and that if you need them, you have to
>get them off the floppies yourself...

The MS-DOS 5 _UPGRADE_ has 2 or 3 REDIR*.* files, also NETWKST*.*
files, also NET5.COM and IPX.OBJ and DMDRVR.BIN...all DOS 5 compatible.
These files are included as a courtesy so that people who are upgrading
can do so as easily as possible. Some people actually think Microsoft
WROTE that NET5.COM...HA!!  Microsoft arranged with Novell to ship
5.0-compatible Netware files to make both the user's and Novell's
lives easier. Same with the other files...Microsoft's Network group
wrote the LAN Manager files, just like Novell wrote the Netware files.

The UPGRADE also has a setup program that includes the ability to
uninstall back to your old DOS version using the [DOS 5 bootable]
uninstall disk created by Setup.

MS-DOS 5 (not the upgrade) doesn't include any of the above. MS-DOS
5 (not the upgrade) is for new machines only. It's setup program will
partition and format a low-levelled disk, etc. Some people call it
the "FULL MS-DOS" ... once either is installed, the DOS is the same
(unless you have an OEM MS-DOS 5  and the OEM changed something).

So, if you have the Upgrade, you probably have REDIR*.*, check the
_Getting Started_. If not, contact your network manufacturer.

Make sense?

-jen

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 missing previous exe ?
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 12:37:29 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.164124.4508@scott.skidmore.edu>, pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel) writes:
> In article <1992Sep8.133619.6621@alw.nih.gov> (Luis Ochoa) writes:
>>I would like to know what happened to the redir.exe in the current 
>>version DOS 5.0 ? My DOS 5.0 didn't come with a redir.exe.
>                                                  ^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Are you sure you weren't using some other shell.  redir.exe is not in
> my \dos (5.0) directory.  My dos 3.3 manual doesn't have a redir
> command either.
> 

Redir.exe is the MS-NET redirector. MS-NET redirector is required for 
routing a workstation's MS-DOS requests over a network to a remote server.

Normally redir.exe would be a part of a networking software package, I got
it with DECs pathworks for DOS.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk)
Subject: Re: Problems with Command.com
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 13:42:53 GMT
Organization: Messina Software

AUTSW@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:

>when I exit from a program such as FrontDoor (which I need for my BBS) it
>says "Invalid Command, Command not found, system halted" and it specifies
>that command.com is invalid or something along those lines... Does

Make sure your comspec is properly set.


t.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: damien@reg.triumf.ca (DAMIEN GALLOP)
Subject: Re: DR DOS v6/STOR Question
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 19:04:00 GMT

In article <7988@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, ygoland@edison.seas.ucla.edu (The Jester) writes...
>I am having a problem with a system running dr dos v6.0 and the
>version of stor that comes with it. Specifically, at apparently
>random intervals, upon bootup, the system will deliver the following
>message:
>Cannot load file
>Press a key to retry
> 
>NOTHING in the dconfig.sys is run (etc.)

My similar system works perfectly. How is your hard disk? Maybe it's time for
a reformat. (Just one sugestion.) Cheers.

damien@reg.triumf.ca
Newsgroups: in.pc,comp.os.msdos.misc
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: Missing character questions....
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:24:28 GMT

rwilliam@bach.helios.nd.edu (richard williams) writes:

>In article <Bu0CD5.5ry@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> rcbaker@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Baker) writes:
>>While working on converting some VERY old DOS files at work, we've
>>discovered an interesting dilemma.  When we do a directory listing of
>>the files, we see things like:
>>
>>H FRAME   TXT   09-01-84  etc., etc.
>>S H HOUS  TXT   09-01-84
>>.
>>Our problem comes when we want to copy these files to other disks.
>>Whatever character the blank space is in the directory listing, it
>>does not get read in the copy program.  We see:

I have gotten around this using NU to go in and manually change the file
name.
You might also try using the ? wildcard, multiple times if necessary (instead
of a single *).

-JTT

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott)
Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 missing previous exe ?
Organization: U.S Dept. of Transportation
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:37:49 GMT


DOS has never had a REDIR.EXE, however the PC Magazine Utilities include
RED.COM (I've always renamed it to REDIR.COM), which will move a file from
one directory to another, without doing a copy/erase.  It seems to still
work fine in DOS 5.0.

-JTT

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: UMB_DRVR causes HIMEM to abort
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 04:49:03 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

chungy2@aix.rpi.edu (Yau Felix Chung) writes:

>Thanks for the info.  Would anyone know where I can ftp UMB_DRVR ver 5.22

Try garbo.uwasa.fi : /pc/memutil/umbdr522.zip

>By the way, I have
>a micronics board and the documentation says that as of version 5.20 it
>may support it.

I think as of 5.22 Micronics support is not yet implemented, because the
author cannot find tech specs on the chipset.  If you can get these
specs, plase send them to Mr. Blum right away.

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From: lasgout@solaris.inria.fr (Jean-Marc Lasgouttes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Mouse and 132x43 mode
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:31:52 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.misc
Organization: INRIA * Rocquencourt BP 105 * F-78153 LE CHESNAY CEDEX* France

I am trying to get a program that I wrote in TP6 to work in 132 by 43 
mode (with a Paradise VGA card). Unfortunately the screen is quickly 
messed up as the mouse is moved. I see two possible explanations :

  - Mouse.com cannot handle 132x43 (I have got version 8.20)
  - The library I use (Turbo Professional) cannot handle 132x43

What can I do ???

On a related note, Mouse.com v8.20 takes a lot of low memory on my 
poor 286. Can I find somewhere an smaller mouse driver that will
be safe with most programs ? (what are the differences between the 
versions, anyway ?)

Thanx

Jean-Marc
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: libh@Jane.UH.EDU
Subject: Sorry....
Reply-To: libh@Jane.UH.EDU
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 02:48:43 GMT

  Sorry, I seem to have posted the previous question to the wrong group.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: chungy2@aix.rpi.edu (Yau Felix Chung)
Subject: Re: UMB_DRVR causes HIMEM to abort
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 23:29:14 GMT

Hello all!  I am also interested in using UMB_DRVR as it was mentioned on 
another post that this mem manager is faster than smartdrv.  However, I have
a Gateway and the doc. provided with UMB_DRVR says "maybe" for micronic
boards.  Does anyone know if there is a new release of this driver that
will work with a Micronics board?

Thanks

-F.

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice)
Subject: Re: Problems with Command.com
Organization: University of North Texas
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 04:01:32 GMT

In <92253.204254AUTSW@ASUACAD.BITNET> <AUTSW@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:

>Oh please, oh please, can somebody HELP ME!?!?!

>About a day ago I started getting some rather strange errors from my

>system... Today I finally ran chkdsk and found there were some errors,
>so I had chkdsk fix them... Anyway, now I eliminated the "sector not
>found" error, but it's now the other error of "Invalid COMMAND, Command
>not found, system halted..." I have no idea what it could be... I ran
>Norton Disk Doctor and ran a full set of tests on the hard drive, and
>found nothing... So then I thought I might have some new type of virus
>and it might be somehow corrupting command.com. Well, I ran SCAN 95b,
>which is the latest version out to my knowledge, and found nothing.
>So then I ran Central Point Anti-Virus, and it found nothing, then
>I ran Virus Safe, and still found nothing...


>It doesn't always crash, sometimes it will let me boot the system and then
>when I exit from a program such as FrontDoor (which I need for my BBS) it
>says "Invalid Command, Command not found, system halted" and it specifies
>that command.com is invalid or something along those lines... Does
>anybody know what the heck I could have done? I honestly can't figure
>anything out, and nobody I've talked with can come up with anything
>either...

>I can boot off of A: fine and then transfer to C: and load and use some
>programs, but that's about it, if I get too intense in what I'm doing, that
>error pops up and I get a system lockup again...

>ANY HELP is extremely appreciated... I've about gotten to the end of my
>rope on advice, and I thought this might hopefully be the place to inquire
>about this strange problem...

Copy COMMAND.COM from the floppy to your hard drive (just to make sure
you have a good copy) and be sure your COMSPEC environment variable is
set correctly.

--
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: thssoxo@iitmax.iit.edu (Oleg Ostrozhansky)
Subject: 80/132 columns on IBM PC monitor?
Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 13:39:05 GMT

Hi,

The Kermit distribution for PC comes with two batch files which are called
whenever you try to switch the terminal from 80 to 132 columns mode and back.
Those batch files must call your own utility to change the display mode.
Does anyone have/know about a utility to do that?  I have VGA card and 386
computer...

Thanks.		Oleg			thssoxo@iitmax.iit.edu
					OSTROLE@iitvax.bitnet

P.S. Replies by mail are most appreciated.

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: goss@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Timothy D. Goss)
Subject: Re: Floppy blues and 8088s...
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Orleans (Ont)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:41:41 GMT

In the older intel based machines such as the 8088 the only drives that were
around when their floppy controllers were built were low density drives.  If
you want a high density drive to work on such a machine you'll probably need
a new floppy controller or multi I/O card if you're using that...

STILL COSTING THE NET HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS... :)

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Spaceman Spiff)
Subject: re-installing msdos 5.0
Reply-To: hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu (Spaceman Spiff)
Organization: Creative Sensualities dept, Jacquie's House of Underwear
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:30:57 GMT

hello all...

today i repartitioned and reformatted my hard drive.  no problem.  i
restored the backup that i had done minutes before.  no problem.  then i
tried to reboot off the hard disk.  problem.

i have a copy of msdos 5.0 in the /dos directory.  i have, in c:\,
command.com, io.sys (sys hid), msdos.sys (sys hid), and wina20.386 (sys r-o)
and i have command.com in \dos (this is what command.com points to.)
is it necessary to re-install dos 5.0, or can i somehow 'remind' the
hard drive that it is bootable.

fdisk reports status code of 'a' on the hard drive's msdos partition.

the problem with re-installing dos is that i need spare blank disks, and
i just don't have any to spare right now (bad idea, i know).
any advice/suggestions/answers/flames?

post or email, i go both ways.  thanx in advance.

--hymie
hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu                                         hymie@jhuvms.bitnet
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: .Z files ---->what are they, what do I do with them?
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 21:33:33 GMT

In <1992Sep10.224012.25288@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> evans1@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Dan Evans) writes:

>In article <1992Sep10.161628.14830@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> chena@crs.cl.msu.edu (Antony Chen) writes:
>>
>>The 'Z' is the compression from Unix.  Type:  'uncompress youngones.Z'
>>That'll get rid of the 'Z' and you can download it then to your PC.  The thing
>>is that if they compressed it using Unix, they might be telling you that it's
>>a Unix file.  Hope this helps...

>What about the files on SIMTEL20 (and elsewhere) that have a .tar.Z extension?
>Is there additional processing besides the decompression?

Sure.  Once you have it uncompressed, you need to run 'tar' on it to
unarchive the software.  Note that some tars will do this in one step
by setting a flag, and that some tars will require you to pipe through
zcat instead of using uncompress (which the system doesn't provide).

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: gay@selkirk.sfu.ca (Ian D. Gay)
Subject: Re: Mouse and 132x43 mode
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:32:23 GMT

lasgout@solaris.inria.fr (Jean-Marc Lasgouttes) writes:

>I am trying to get a program that I wrote in TP6 to work in 132 by 43 
>mode (with a Paradise VGA card). Unfortunately the screen is quickly 
>messed up as the mouse is moved. I see two possible explanations :

>  - Mouse.com cannot handle 132x43 (I have got version 8.20)
>  - The library I use (Turbo Professional) cannot handle 132x43

>What can I do ???

I find that the Logitek mouse driver works ok on a Paradise clone in 
the 132x25 text mode, whereas the MS driver does not. I have not 
explored other modes.

Ian


>Jean-Marc
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
From: kellys@holonet.net (Kelly Schwarzhoff)
Subject: Disable Shadow RAM
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:39:09 GMT

Does anyone know how to disable Shadow RAM?  I'm running a 386/33 with DOS 5.0
and the latest AMI BIOS.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
From: hymowitz@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Captain Action Figure (tm))
Subject: msdos 5 reinstall thanx.
Reply-To: hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu (Captain Action Figure (tm))
Organization: Creative Sensualities dept, Jacquie's House of Underwear
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:50:32 GMT

thanx for the help.  it turns out that, since i neglected to keep my
bootable floppy, i was stuck doing a reinstall of dos 4, and an upgrade
to dos 5.  *sigh* next time i'll know better.

--hymie
hymowitz@cs.jhu.edu                                         hymie@jhuvms.bitnet
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