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#: 18055 S1/General Interest
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06-May-93 20:18:49
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Sb: #17625-OS9U
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Fm: DOUG 72667,1433
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To: Hugo Bueno 71211,3662 (X)
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Hi Hugo, I too am beginning to wonder (I just put a message on the Soapbox).
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I've had to send him a letter each time just to get the three issues Ihave. Oh
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well.......
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Doug
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#: 18026 S1/General Interest
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04-May-93 20:54:28
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Sb: RT-11 conversion
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Fm: Robert Bogart 72233,2032
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To: All
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Does anyone know of a way to convert RT-11 macro code to run under OS-9, other
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than manually ?
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I know that sounds ancient, but I have a customer running a lot of RT code and
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it really needs to be upgraded. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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#: 18056 S1/General Interest
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06-May-93 20:33:59
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Sb: New Mag
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Fm: DOUG 72667,1433
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To: 76070,41 (X)
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Mark, sounds good on the Magazine. I'm interested in one of those free copies.
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Sorry, my brain is too burned to think of a title.
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Address is Doug Hall 4 Linden Brook Way East Windsor NJ 08520
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Thanx and good luck!!!!
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Doug
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#: 18004 S7/Telecommunications
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02-May-93 22:34:08
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Sb: #17994-#?t3 questions
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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> I'm using a SupraFaxModem upto 14.4. I'd give it a fair rating, but wouldn't
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> purchase another until Supra fixes the current problems. (Lot's of problems
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> connecting with other modems)
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>
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Thanks for this info, is this because it uses the Rockwell chipset?
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>
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> Jumper P4 controls the setting for RTS and DTR. You'll need to set this to
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> toggle (rather than tied high) for use with a high speed modem. Also, the
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type
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> bit on /t3 or /t4 will need to be xmoded to 80.
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>
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Okay, when I use /T3 with a 2400 baud modem this should then set to tied
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high?
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>
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> You're gonna love it. If you need any help setting it up, just shout!
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> *- Steve -*
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>
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So far so good I am using it to reply to this message so if you are reading
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this I guess I am doing okay.
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Thanks Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317 Delphi:keithbauer Genie :k.bauer
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18020 S7/Telecommunications
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04-May-93 05:32:36
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Sb: #18004-?t3 questions
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
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Keith,
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The message looks fine, so you must have gotten InfoXpress working. Congrats!
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Yes ... the Supra uses the Rockwell chipset. They've been "beta"ing a new rev
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that supposedly fixes the problems but ....
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On the jumpers ... I've got em both (/t3 and /t4) set to enable hardware
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handshaking. I use the SupraFax modem on /t3 with the port set to 19200 and
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another Supra 2400 on /t4. Both are doing just fine.
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This should be in the 'toggle' position.
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*- Steve -*
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#: 18000 S7/Telecommunications
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01-May-93 20:31:37
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Sb: #17990-#?t3 questions
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
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Keith, I have a 'infotel' 9600 v32/42.bis modem which I got from Midwest Micro.
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I have no complaints at all...expect that no one has written any software to
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use the fax capabilites <g>.
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18005 S7/Telecommunications
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02-May-93 22:34:22
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Sb: #18000-?t3 questions
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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> Keith, I have a 'infotel' 9600 v32/42.bis modem which I got from Midwest
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Micro.
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> I have no complaints at all...expect that no one has written any software to
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> use the fax capabilites <g>.
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>
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Thanks Bob, I will make up a list of the ones that are being used so I have
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something to go on when I go shopping. The one I get will have the fax
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capabilites because I am sure someone will come up with the program to use it.
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Right Mark <GRIN>
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Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317 Delphi:keithbauer Genie :k.bauer
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#: 18013 S7/Telecommunications
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03-May-93 16:28:47
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Sb: Dropped characters
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Fm: Jon Beach 70004,1607
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To: all
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I have just recently started getting back into using my CoCo 3 for
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telecommunications, I have started having a problem with dropped characters
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that was not present previously. There have been changes to my system, both
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hardware and software and I wonder if I could have any help from you guys in
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solving this problem.
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Previously, I was using an FD-501 disk controller and my modem was attached to
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the built-in serial port on the computer. I had installed a hardware
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modification ("The Forgotten Chip" hack from the Rainbow Magazine) which
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basically was an internal modification that provided full ACIA support through
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the built in port without any external hardware (like a program pak). This ACIA
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is addressed at $FF30 and had an IRQ line tied directly to the 6809.
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I was using the stock CC3Disk driver modified for 512 byte sector support, the
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stock ACIAPAK driver modified for a 256 byte buffer and the stock T2 descriptor
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modified for the $FF30 ACIA address. My primary terminal program was the
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shareware verision of Eddie Kuns's K-BCOM terminal program, though I did use
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OS-TERM by Vaughn Cato.
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Since then, I started using a Disto Super Controller-II with a 3-n-1 Mini
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Expansion Board which provided an additional serial port (addressed at $FF54).
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I am also using the CC3Disk driver supplied with the SC-II which provides
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no-halt disk by sleeping when not in use (as opposed to the one using IRQ). The
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IRQ for the serial port is tied directly to the IRQ pin in the cartridge port.
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Additionally, I started using Bruce Isted's SACIA driver (with matching
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descriptors) which I have set to support maximum buffer size (which is a few
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K). Also, I have added various of the Level 2 "upgrade" patches like the
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kernal patch for filenames. Also, I have in addition to the above terminal
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programs, I have started using STERM which is the best program that supports
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the CIS B protocl.
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I have tried various configurations of ACIA drivers and the several versions of
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CC3Disk and the problem is less obvious using the SACIA driver and the no-halt
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CC3Disk that sleeps. However, the problem is still present. I cannot go back
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to using the internal ACIA circuit because a side-effect of using the no-halt
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disk drivers (either version) is that garbage is occasionally sent out the
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built in serial port (though the problem disappears if I use the stock or
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512-sector versions of CC3Disk).
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Any ideas on this problem? I have drawn a blank on all solutions.
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Jon Beach
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P.S. I forgot to mention it but my modem runs at 1200 baud and my T2
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descriptor is XMODE'd accordingly.
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#: 18014 S7/Telecommunications
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03-May-93 18:36:37
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Sb: #InfoXpress
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Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676
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To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X)
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Hi Bill,
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Had to try out InfoXpress as soon as I got home from the fest. Even at 2am,
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and after driving about 300 miles, the installation went very well. The
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program only choked once, because I had my modem set up to ignore DTR (a
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leftover part of a temporary cure for early problems with "/T0"). Once I set it
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to `read and heed DTR' it did a better job of hanging up the phone. This is
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the program's first outgoing message. Nice Job.
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John R. Wainwright
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18015 S7/Telecommunications
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03-May-93 19:16:10
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Sb: #18014-InfoXpress
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Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523
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To: John R. Wainwright 72517,676 (X)
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John,
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Its good to hear that you had very little trouble setting up InfoXpress. Its
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one of the areas that I spent a great deal of time on, but not something that
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was easy to test!
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-Bill-
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#: 18019 S7/Telecommunications
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04-May-93 03:52:59
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Sb: #InfoXpress
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Fm: SCOTT HOWELL 70270,641
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To: all
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What is InfoXpress? I communications program I gather !! Will it work
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on a K4 system, or is it just for the MM/1??
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18023 S7/Telecommunications
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04-May-93 17:30:56
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Sb: #18019-InfoXpress
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: SCOTT HOWELL 70270,641 (X)
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Scott,
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InfoXpress is a "auto-nav" communications program for OS9/OSK. It allows you to
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define your favorite places on CompuServe and Delphi and then will nab and
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process your mail and forum messages unattended.
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It works grand on the MM/1 (been running it for a loooong time!), and there's
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an official version for the CoCo as well. It's been tested on a TC70 with some
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success (depending on the serial port used), not sure of it's status on one of
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Ed's machines, tho. Perhaps they had a chance to test it at the 'fest.
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It's a commercial offering. Drop a note to Bill Dickhaus for more info if he
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doesn't already pipe up and answer your message as well.
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*- Steve -*
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#: 18037 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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05-May-93 11:02:59
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Sb: LZH for Coco
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Fm: Don Kircher 76346,3475
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To: All
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Hi Guys!
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Who ever uploaded LZH for Coco -- it works wonderful in house but
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IBMERS have not been able to dearchive files created with it. Could this be a
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bug, or is it version related on the IBMers part. A friend of mine said the
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archive seemed to get trashed worse with each attempt to dearchive it. It has
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forced me to shelve it in favor of tried and true OS9ARC. Pity too cause it
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mashes the file smaller than arc does. Thx dlk
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#: 18054 S11/OS9/6809 (Non-CoCo)
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06-May-93 20:16:09
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Sb: #SMOKE SIG BDCTG & XMODE
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Fm: DOUG 72667,1433
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To: all
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Hi all, Haven't been able to get on the forum as often as I'd like... Last I
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knew it looked like SSB was no longer.. anyone have any info on them boys???
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When I upgraded to OS9 Level II I didn't get XMODE from them boys. Anyone got
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a copy they can "spare??" Thanx
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Doug
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18058 S11/OS9/6809 (Non-CoCo)
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07-May-93 00:13:31
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Sb: #18054-SMOKE SIG BDCTG & XMODE
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Fm: Jeff Kaneko 71161,3232
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To: DOUG 72667,1433
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Doug:
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Wow, you mean there is someone out there who remembers SSB? I kinda
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figured that they went under (they refused to seel their soul to DOS, I
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imagine).
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I never did get into level II -- although I still have some SSB
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hardware that used to run FLEX and SSB DOS. What applications to you use your
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6809 for?
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Jeff
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#: 18011 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-May-93 13:47:54
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Sb: #17996-#makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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Mike,
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I'll try that pause before the Select(0).
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I'm beginning to think I have a problem here with WINDIO or the window
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descriptors.
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I had thought originally that when you do a Select(Wpath) after Wpath has
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been opened (Wpath - open("/w",3)), Stdin, Stdout, Stderr would all be set to
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Wpath. That was the way it worked on the CoCo in Basic09. But when I try that
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in C on the MM1, the only path that was being set to Wpath, was Stdout, the
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other 2 (Stdin,Stderr), remained set to the original path. So when I did the
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Select, I could output to the screen, but I couldn't get any input into Wpath
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from the keyboard. If I then Selected the original path, the characters I was
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trying to enter into Wpath, were here, on path.
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I have been trying to over come this, but with no luck, so that was why I
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finally just set it up to DWEnd the original path then DWSet Wpath.
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Now I'm thinking that the problem is with my system, because I just bought
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Write-Right from Joel Hegberg at the Chicago fest, and he has a printer setup
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routine that is acting the same way. He opens a small window which contains
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various controls to set and enter printer controls into a file, every thing in
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the panel is mouse driven, and works fine, but when I try to enter the printer
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codes from the keyboard, nothing is placed on the screen. Then when I select
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Quit, and the program exits, the numbers that I had entered are there on the
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original path.
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So I'm going to go through all the window associated boot modules and see if
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this is the problem.
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Larry
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18031 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 03:51:15
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Sb: #18011-makpal
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Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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Your modules are fine. They are data modules that get data written to them,
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when that happens the CRC is no longer valid. It's just the way data modules
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are. :)
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** Here's a little sample of how to open a new window and
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** read from it. If you need an explination just yell.
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*/
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <wind.h>
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extern int errno;
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#ifndef TRUE
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#define TRUE 1
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#define FALSE 0
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#endif
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main()
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{
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int wpath;
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/* Open /w */
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if ((wpath = open("/w",3)) == -1)
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exit(_errmsg(errno,"Can't open /w\n"));
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/* Set up the window */
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if (DWSet(wpath,3,0,0,40,26,0xff,2,0) == -1)
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exit(_errmsg(errno,"Can't Setup /w\n"));
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/* Now display it */
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Select(wpath);
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/* Do stuff on wpath */
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do_stuff(wpath);
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/* Reselect the first screen */
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Select(0);
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/* Close the other window */
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close(wpath);
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exit(0);
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}
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do_stuff(path)
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int path;
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{
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unsigned char key;
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int xit = FALSE;
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_ss_wset(path,WT_FBOX,NULL);
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/* Now just sit and wait for a character */
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do {
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while (_gs_rdy(path) <= 0) /* wait for a input */
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tsleep(0x80000020); /* go to sleep for 1/8 of a second */
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read(path,&key,1); /* read the keypress */
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switch(key) {
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case 'q':
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xit = TRUE;
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break;
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default:
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Bell(path);
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}
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} while (! xit);
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}
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#: 18018 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 03:12:02
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Sb: #17996-#makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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Mike,
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Do you have any idea where the module WData is located. Is it merged into
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shell ?
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Why I'm asking is, when I do an MDIR, it shows something is corrupting my
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modules.
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One of the lines displayed is as follows:
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syscall break WData dat00e00000 cls
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When I run mdir into ident using -s -m -z=mlist (mlist is a list of modules)
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three modules come up as bad t3, WData, and that dat00e00000.
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t3 is ok when identing the boot file, but I can't find WData anywhere.
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Larry (always something) Olson
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#: 18025 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 17:31:25
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Sb: #18018-#makpal
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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Odds are /t3 comes up bad is that a parameter has been changed with xmode form
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it's stock settings. This shouldn't be a problem.
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I suspect the same goes for the other two. All three show bad CRC's here as
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well.
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*- Steve -*
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#: 18027 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 21:38:11
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Sb: #18025-#makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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/T3 in the startup file.
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As for the other 2, I made a Startup file with nothing in it except iniz h0,
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and those modules (WData dat00e00000), are still there. If I do a Mdir -e it
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shows those 2 modules as being Data modules. What I'm trying to figure out is
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where they are coming from.
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Do you know if anyone has a master list of the latest editions of all the
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boot modules, and their crc values. I'm wondering now if I have an older
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version of something thats causing this window Select problem. larry Steve,
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I didn't even think about that, but you are right, I'm am using Xmode on
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#: 18032 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 03:51:23
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Sb: #18027-#makpal
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Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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dat00e00000 is a data module that the SCSI driver creates, WData is created by
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WindIO.
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#: 18038 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 12:26:30
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Sb: #18032-makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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Mike,
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Thanks for the window opening example, that is basicly what I have tried,
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but for some reason it doesn't work on my machine.
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Hold everything... I just tried Joel's printer setup program again and now
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it is working. I'll go back and try those window opening test programs and see
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if they are working. I don't know why its working now, I did make a new boot
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but didn't add any new modules.
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I have to figure out what I did that worked.
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I'll keep you posted
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larry
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#: 18028 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 21:45:56
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Sb: #18025-makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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Steve,
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A couple of lines got chopped off on the last message. You are right, I am
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changing /T3 with Xmode in the startup file. What through me there was that the
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CRC value in the boot file was good but the crc value in memory was bad, even
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though they were the same value. I thought I was looking at memory problems.
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larry
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#: 18029 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 22:03:15
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Sb: #18018-#makpal
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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Larry: wdata and dat00e0000 are data modules used by the kwindows and the scsii
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drivers. They are created by the drivers on startup. They are used for variable
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storage, etc. and so will never have a valid CRC. Beware that the OSK xmode
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does NOT update the CRC of a module...so if you modify a desc. you'll have to
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use something else to update the crc if you want to save the module. Moded,
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amoung others, works fine for this. If the ROMs were bad and you had one or
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more bad modules, then those modules would not appear in the mdir. I had that
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problem with my original ROMs...one of the modules (dir) only showed up in the
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mdir some of the time. Probably just a flaky bit in the ROM. My new ROMs don't
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have that problem...but I still can't boot from the hard drive (anyone have
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anymore help on this?).
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18030 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 01:39:18
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Sb: #18029-#makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Bob,
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Yes, I was going through modules with DED and found the reference to WData
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in Windio, so I assumed it was put there for some reason. I couldn't find
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that dat00e00000 so I wasn't sure about that one yet.
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Thanks for giving an explanation of what modules put them there.
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So now where do I look to fix the problem I'm having with Select<g>.
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I don't know if you saw that previous message, but I just bought a program
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at the fest, and it is suffering from the same problem that I have been
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having with trying to use Select. This program that I bought, opens a window,
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puts various controls on it, then waits for you to make selections with the
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mouse. When one of the selections is made, the program then expects to get
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some numbers from the keyboard, well, here the mouse functions fine but none
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of the things I enter at the keyboard make it to the program, nothing is
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echoed to the screen. After a few minutes of frustration, I do a control-C
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to get out of the program, and when I get out, there on the screen are all
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the characters that I had typed. For some reason, the Select syscall isn't
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duping all three paths when called, it is only duping STDOUT.
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I'm currently using:
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Windio ed #48 crc E50CC0
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Keydrv ed $46 crc 9AAE1D
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term ed #5 crc 1110F3
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cio ed #6 crc E9ADF1
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shell ed #52 crc BFD301
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wcf ed #30 crc D1703B
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scf ed #31 crc B41F17
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Do any of these look way out of date ? Oh by the way Syscall #0 crc 50C6B7.
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larry
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18040 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 17:30:58
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Sb: #18030-makpal
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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> I'm currently using:
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>
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> Windio ed #48 crc E50CC0
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> Keydrv ed $46 crc 9AAE1D
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> term ed #5 crc 1110F3
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> cio ed #6 crc E9ADF1
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> shell ed #52 crc BFD301
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> wcf ed #30 crc D1703B
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> scf ed #31 crc B41F17
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>
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> Do any of these look way out of date ? Oh by the way Syscall #0 crc
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50C6B7.
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>
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This are identical to what I'm using. I'd say you're current and up to date
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with your modules.
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*- Steve -*
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#: 17998 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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01-May-93 20:31:27
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Sb: #17986-#makpal
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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Larry, Here is a segment of code from a game I am working on...It selects a
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screen for i/o, etc. Shout if you need more explanations:
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grpnum = getpid();
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path=open("/w",S_IREAD+S_IWRITE);
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if(path<1) dosomething to terminate...
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_gs_opt(path,&optbuf); ...ya might want more here
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pause=optbuf.sg_pause; ...to set up the keyboard
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optbuf.sg_pause=0;
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_ss_opt(path,&optbuf);
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KilBuf(path,grpnum,0);
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DWSet(path,0,0,0,80,26,WHITE,BLACK,BLACK);
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ScaleSw(path,0); /* make sure scaling is on */
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LSet(path,0);
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CurOff(path);
|
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...more init stuff ...
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_ss_wset(path,WT_FWIN,&windat);
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BColor(path,BLACK);
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Clear(path);
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Select(path);
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I've not run into the 'fuzzy screen' problem. The "more init stuff" apparently
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takes the time required (from Mike's message).
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18012 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-May-93 13:55:38
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Sb: #17998-makpal
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Bob,
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I just left Mike a message, trying to explain what I have been running into.
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It looks like its a problem with my system, that the Select isn't working like
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it should. I'm going to go back through all the window modules and make sure I
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have the latest version, and if they are good.
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larry
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#: 17999 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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01-May-93 20:31:32
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Sb: #17997-#login
|
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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Interested??? Of course! Please upload it. If no one else nabs it, I will.
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Probably not a problem to keep the mroff name. It appears to do all the latest
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mroff I have does, plus more--so it shouldn't confuse things too much. I think
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the mroff I have you did too.
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18002 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-May-93 02:31:33
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Sb: #17999-#login
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Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Bob, I put the binary up in the MM/1 section. Lemm know what you think OK?
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18003 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-May-93 13:10:29
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Sb: #18002-#login
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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Thanks Mike. I got the binary and tried it out. This gives much better
|
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results...but... Well, ya know. I archived the text file I'm trying to print
|
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and have put in your CIS mailbox. It will generate some more errors when you
|
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try to print it. A few of the problems relate to undefined macros; others don't
|
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seem to like a single '.' as a macro argument. Let me know how you make out.
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18045 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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06-May-93 02:41:27
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Sb: #18003-login
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Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Hey Bob,
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I just fixed the problem with the durn tabs and bold+string+endbold+string
|
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stuff. The unknow command <.> was being caused by trying to bold the word then
|
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following it with a '.'. The dot was being translated into a \n. so mroff
|
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though it was a command!
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|
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Added \f2 to turn on bold and \f1 to turn it back off. This can be embedded in
|
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the text now. The last version I sent ya still had a problem with some macros.
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I'll put together another upload. <Sigh!> Sorry it wasn't working the way I
|
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thought it was.
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#: 18006 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
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02-May-93 22:34:37
|
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Sb: #17997-#login
|
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)
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> I think I have just the ticket for you. I just finished playing with Mroff
|
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so
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> it'll except single char <.> dot commands and print most n/troff manual
|
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pages.
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> Added .q for quoting a string, .tr for transliterating chars, and more. I
|
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have
|
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> a macrofile also that will expand most the n/troff commands.
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>
|
|
> Interested? Think there is enough interest in it to upload it for public
|
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> consumption? Maybe the name should be changed to nroff or something too?
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>
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|
> - Mike -
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>
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|
|
Mike I for one would be very interested in this. I have been tring to work with
|
|
the GCC compiler but the docs are in this form so they really are not much help
|
|
to me. Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317 Delphi:keithbauer Genie :k.bauer
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18046 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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06-May-93 02:41:36
|
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Sb: #18006-#login
|
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Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
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Ok Keith,
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I'll get you a copy too! You can beta test it for me. :)
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18050 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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06-May-93 17:30:52
|
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Sb: #18046-#login
|
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
|
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To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433
|
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|
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Mike,
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|
|
Nice to see you tinkering again! How are things coming on the offical release
|
|
version of Desktop?
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|
|
Still the slickest thing going for the MM/1. Anything we can do to help things
|
|
along? My free time is about to go as I'll be leaving Datapage 5/21.
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Lemme know!
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*- Steve -*
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18052 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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06-May-93 19:01:11
|
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Sb: #18050-#login
|
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Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523
|
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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|
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Steve,
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|
|
Mark had Desktop running on the MM/1 he was using to show off the floptical
|
|
drive. I think we had more questions about Desktop than anything else!
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|
|
|
> Still the slickest thing going for the MM/1.
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|
|
Now wait a minute....<grin>
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|
|
-Bill-
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18059 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
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07-May-93 17:30:38
|
|
Sb: #18052-login
|
|
Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
|
|
To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X)
|
|
|
|
> Steve,
|
|
>
|
|
> Mark had Desktop running on the MM/1 he was using to show off the floptical
|
|
> drive. I think we had more questions about Desktop than anything else!
|
|
>
|
|
> > Still the slickest thing going for the MM/1.
|
|
>
|
|
> Now wait a minute....<grin>
|
|
>
|
|
> -Bill-
|
|
> Whoops!
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|
|
What I meant to say was ...
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|
|
Err...
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|
|
uhh ...
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|
|
It's been the slickest thing going for the MM/1 until Bill's InfoExpress hit
|
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the street.
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Yeah ... that's the ticket!
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:-)
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|
|
Bet Mike could have unloaded a few copies of Desktop at the 'fest had he been
|
|
so inclined.
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|
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*- Steve -*
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#: 18001 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
|
01-May-93 21:14:26
|
|
Sb: OSK machines
|
|
Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051
|
|
To: All
|
|
|
|
I'm looking at the OSK machines and the Kix30 really looks good.
|
|
|
|
Anyone have one? Any comments?
|
|
|
|
I also saw an Ad in the latest OS9-UG newsletter about a System V from Delmar.
|
|
Anyone tried it yet?
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|
|
David
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#: 18007 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
|
02-May-93 22:35:48
|
|
Sb: #Porting DOS
|
|
Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
|
|
To: all
|
|
|
|
I'm trying to port a program which converts gif files to tif format. I can't
|
|
get past the following line:
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|
|
FP_OFF(IFD_body) += sizeof(TIF_header);
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|
|
|
I assume that FP_OFF is a macro...but I can't find it defined anywhere.
|
|
However, I did comment out a #include <dos.h>. So, I assume that FP_OFF is
|
|
defined there (perhaps a standard MS_DOS thingie?). Any ideas?
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18009 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
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03-May-93 09:28:42
|
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Sb: #18007-#Porting DOS
|
|
Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
|
|
To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
|
|
|
|
Bob,
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|
|
|
Found it in DOS.H.. here it is:
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|
|
|
#define FP_OFF(fp) ((unsigned)(fp))
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|
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Good luck!
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|
|
Pete
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18017 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
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03-May-93 21:45:40
|
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Sb: #18009-Porting DOS
|
|
Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
|
|
To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
|
|
|
|
Thanks. Sort of thought it'd be something like that. Trust them to do hide a
|
|
cast in a macro...sure makes for clear, easy to read code <g>.
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#: 18008 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
|
02-May-93 22:39:20
|
|
Sb: #InfoXpress
|
|
Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
|
|
To: 70325,523 (X)
|
|
|
|
Bill, Just a word of thanks for a great new program. I just had my first test
|
|
drive with InfoXpress and it worked great!! Now if I have the guts to run it in
|
|
the middle of the night.....
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|
|
|
Thanks keith
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There are 2 Replies.
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#: 18010 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
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03-May-93 13:23:29
|
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Sb: #18008-InfoXpress
|
|
Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523
|
|
To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
|
|
|
|
Keith,
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|
|
|
I'm glad you like it! I've been running InfoXpress at 5:30 AM for the last six
|
|
months. Its nice to be able to wake up in the morning and just sit down and
|
|
read my messages.
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|
|
-Bill-
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#: 18021 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
|
04-May-93 05:33:00
|
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Sb: #18008-#InfoXpress
|
|
Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
|
|
To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
|
|
|
|
> Now if I have the guts to run it in the middle of the night.....
|
|
>
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|
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I too have been having IX do my message runs on auto-pilot. Twice a day. First
|
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run at 5:30 am for both Delphi and CIS, then again at 5:30pm for CIS only.
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|
|
That way, I have all my mail to read over coffee in the morning as well as over
|
|
a beer after I get home from the office. Neat stuff. It's solid.
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|
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If it has a problem, it tends to error to the conservative and drops connection
|
|
fairly rapidly.
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|
|
It's cut my online time down on Delphi, where I actually stay under the 4
|
|
hours/month usage I get with the $10 plan.
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|
|
*- Steve -*
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18034 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 06:17:10
|
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Sb: #18021-InfoXpress
|
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
|
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
|
|
|
|
>
|
|
> I too have been having IX do my message runs on auto-pilot. Twice a day.
|
|
First
|
|
> run at 5:30 am for both Delphi and CIS, then again at 5:30pm for CIS only.
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|
|
I think I will run mine at 5:30am 3 days a week and see how that
|
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goes.
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|
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> It's cut my online time down on Delphi, where I actually stay under the 4
|
|
> hours/month usage I get with the $10 plan.
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>
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> *- Steve -*
|
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>
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|
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I hope this also helps me keep the LD charges down and stay in touch
|
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with what is happening.
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|
|
Keith Bauer
|
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CIS :71102,317
|
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Delphi:keithbauer
|
|
Genie :k.bauer
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#: 18016 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
|
03-May-93 19:36:02
|
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Sb: #using InfoXpress w/cron
|
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
|
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To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X)
|
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|
|
Bill,
|
|
I have gotten InfoXpress to work with cron but it doesn't seem like the
|
|
right way to do it. I use SH for my shell. In crontab this is the way I have it
|
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setup:
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30 05 * * 1 (setenv TERM vsc;ix -o -l=y -q=2 -c=/h0/ix/work/default)
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|
|
My question about this is the fact that I have to put the setenv statement in
|
|
there. Without this I get an error when running ix saying that the TERM
|
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variable has not been set even thought I do set it from the startup file as
|
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well as .login (I start login from sysgo). Is there another way of doing this
|
|
or is this the proper way?
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|
|
I have only had InfoXpress for 2 days and I can already see that I will be more
|
|
active in the forums than I have ever been.
|
|
|
|
Thanks much Keith Bauer
|
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|
|
CIS :71102,317
|
|
Delphi:keithbauer
|
|
Genie :k.bauer
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There are 2 Replies.
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#: 18022 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 05:57:30
|
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Sb: #18016-#using InfoXpress w/cron
|
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Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523
|
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
|
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|
|
Keith,
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|
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The problem is that cron isn't passing the environment when it forks the
|
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command line. I discovered this a while back, and then we rediscovered it
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during early testing of InfoXpress. I took the cron thats in LIB 12 and fixed
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it. I'll clean it up and upload it.
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-Bill-
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18035 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 06:19:24
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Sb: #18022-using InfoXpress w/cron
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X)
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> Keith,
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> The problem is that cron isn't passing the environment when it forks the
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> command line. I discovered this a while back, and then we rediscovered it
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> during early testing of InfoXpress. I took the cron thats in LIB 12 and
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fixed
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> it. I'll clean it up and upload it.
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> -Bill-
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>
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Great, I will look for it this weekend and give it a try. It works
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the way I have it but it doesn't seem clean :-).
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Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317
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Delphi:keithbauer
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Genie :k.bauer
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#: 18024 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-May-93 17:31:11
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Sb: #18016-#using InfoXpress w/cron
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
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I handle it this way:
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Cron calls the following script. The echoes to 'test.log' are left over
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debugging statements. There's probabbly a better way to do it, but this has
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worked great for me.
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setenv TERM vsc chd /dd/usr/steve/ix echo "starting check_mail" >+test.log date
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>+test.log ix -o -q=2 echo "ending check_mail" >+test.log date >+test.log
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*- Steve -*
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18036 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 06:19:52
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Sb: #18024-#using InfoXpress w/cron
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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> I handle it this way:
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>
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> Cron calls the following script. The echoes to 'test.log' are left over
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> debugging statements. There's probabbly a better way to do it, but this has
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> worked great for me.
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> setenv TERM vsc chd /dd/usr/steve/ix echo "starting check_mail" >+test.log
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date
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> >+test.log ix -o -q=2 echo "ending check_mail" >+test.log date >+test.log
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> *- Steve -*
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Steve, What does the >+ do in the script, I have never seen that
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before? Is it append? Are you using SH or shell?
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Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317
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Delphi:keithbauer
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Genie :k.bauer
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 18039 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 17:30:45
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Sb: #18036-using InfoXpress w/cron
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: keith bauer 71102,317 (X)
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> Steve, What does the >+ do in the script, I have never seen that
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> before? Is it append? Are you using SH or shell?
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Yup ... it's the OSK way to append to an exisitng file. Converely, >- should
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overwrite the contents of an existing file.
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I'm running the stock MW shell ... SH, as it is now, has a major security hole
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that makes it's use on a dialup system such as mine, unacceptable. I hear tell,
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tho, that Carl K. has a rewrite on his list of things to do.
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*- Steve -*
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#: 18041 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-May-93 19:17:37
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Sb: BGFX docs
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Fm: keith bauer 71102,317
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To: All
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At last years Chicago Fest I picked up BGFX from IMS. My son is now tring to do
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some things with basic but I am unable to give him any docs on what BGFX does.
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I know that it is pretty much like the enhanced GFX2 but I am not sure how
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things like the menu calls work. Has anyone else gotten any docs for BGFX? If
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so could I get them from you or could you tell me how to come up with them.
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Thanks
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Keith Bauer
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CIS :71102,317
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Delphi:keithbauer
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Genie :k.bauer
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#: 18057 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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06-May-93 21:21:50
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Sb: Desktop
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Fm: Hugo Bueno 71211,3662
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To: Mike Haaland
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Mike,
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When will Desktop be ready for sale? I'm tired of typing! :-)
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Hugo
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#: 18053 S14/misc/info/Soapbox
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06-May-93 20:00:49
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Sb: OS9 Underground?????
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Fm: DOUG 72667,1433
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To: all
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I hate doing this... but has anyone recently received any copies of the OS9
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Underground????? I have had to write to Mr. Sheltra at least three times now
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and have only received three issues (one of which was the FREE issue). He's
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said I haven't been "snookered". However.... I firmly believe otherwise. If
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he is using an OS/68K system for his mailing list it isn't working!!!!!!! I'm
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ready to call the California AG. Anyone got some info??? He hasn't answered
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my most recent letter of about three weeks ago.
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