arachne-digest Sunday, June 3 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1542 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 01:35:37 +0100 From: "Laurie L Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: You can use DOS as an Internet Gateway > On Mon, 28 May 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote : >> 28 May 2001, "Laurie L Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> LP> my 486 DX4 100 Mhz Apricot LSpro machine >> LP> I have added some RAM and have 36 Mb. >> These would be GREAT Linux boxes. >> If you have a bit time, than get yourself a Linux distribution, and try for >> yourself on one of those machines ! >> You could setup one as an Internet Gateway, dial into your account, and let >> the linuxbox share the connection with the other PCs. (If they are >> networked together ...) > You can use > Internet Extender v1.0b http://www-acc.scu.edu/~jsarich/ieweb/main.htm > Freeware DOS Gateway router which allows networked computers to > access the Internet (via a modem or network card) > Works very well, when I use my regular DOS machine as a router > for a Win9x/Linux machine. Source code is available. > Dev Anand Teelucksingh Thank's for your information and interest. At the last count there are 12 486's now up and running. I am going to pass most free to worthy causes, but shall keep a few. 50% have ethernet network connections built in, and also included in the batch of PC's are connecting boxes called "repeaters" I don't know anything about networking so it's beans to me. Things like 4-port Ethernet 10 base 2/5 repeater and IEE 802.3 and LEDs fitted with BNC and D type sockets are on the boxes. The LAN stations have Novell networking software on..well they did before DELTREE WINDOWS..... I haven't rearly thought about getting them all networked again but if It could be done without using Windoze, but possibly Dos instead it might be interesting. Bie for now, Laurie - -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 09:07:49 From: Christof Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fw: how do you swap Core.exe's with CSWAP.BAT On 2 Jun 01 at 3:57, owner-arachne-digest@arachne wrote: >Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:40:26 >From: "Dale Mentzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Fw: how do you swap Core.exe's with CSWAP.BAT > >On 31 May 01 at 23:05, arachne-digest wrote: > >This can also be done with an Arachne Script File (*.asf). I wrote a >little script for the last version Michael released that had 2 >alternate low and lowest memory core.exe files and then put a button >on my dialer page to swap them from withing Arachne. You could even >put a button on the Toolbar (for those using 800x600 or greater >resolution). It worked great. Now though, with the functionality of >Arachne with LSPPP, low memory is less of a problem for A'. HTH. > >Regards, >Dale Mentzer Hello Dale, how could you put a button on the Toolbar? Do you know a way to customize toolbar.tb? Regards, Christof Lange _______________________________________________ Christof Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Prokopova 4, 130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic phone: (+420-2) 22 78 18 00 / 22 78 20 02, telefax: 22 78 18 01 http://www.volny.cz/cce.zizkov ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 11:40:16 +0200 (CEST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) Subject: You can use DOS as an Internet Gateway Hi 02 Jun 2001, "Laurie L Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: LP> I haven't rearly thought about getting them all networked again but LP> if It could be done without using Windoze, but possibly Dos instead LP> it might be interesting. Windows is really bad at networking issues. You can share your files and printers via the SMB protocol, and that's pretty much it. DOS is even worse. (there are some tries like M$ LAN Manager for DOS, but ... no comment) I really think that you should try a network centric OS like Linux or Free/Open/Net BSD. They offer EXTREME possibilities, and it's really not that hard to install/use them. And they are free. Give it a try on one of your machines. LP> Bie for now, LP> Laurie CU, Ricsi - -- |~)o _ _o Richard Menedetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> {ICQ: 7659421} (PGP) |~\|(__\| -=> <I>nstitute of <B>etter <M>arketing <=- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 11:22:29 -0700 From: "Curtis Matthiesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Linux Question? Can someone recommend to me a good version of Linux that is very easy to use and that has a GUI similar to Windows (oops I said the dreaded W word ;))? Also, one that has many device drivers available for it so that I'd be able to run all my devices (video card, network card, etc.) Also, would there be a way to dual boot my Windows 98 machine so that I could either load Windows or Linux at startup? Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. Sincerely Curtis Matthiesen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 15:09:22 -0400 From: Helmut Usbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Linux Question? Curtis Matthiesen wrote: > Can someone recommend to me a good version of Linux that is very easy to use > and that has a GUI similar to Windows (oops I said the dreaded W word ;))? > Also, one that has many device drivers available for it so that I'd be able > to run all my devices (video card, network card, etc.) > > Also, would there be a way to dual boot my Windows 98 machine so that I > could either load Windows or Linux at startup? > > Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely > > Curtis Matthiesen RedHat has everything you need. The 7.1 release is the latest. Also will load and run on a 386 which many of the other releases will not support Goes for US$29.95 Slackware is a release which I use most of the but one needs to study it a bit more to have a successfull system. Also is more flexible in the long run. Regards, Helm. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 15:15:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Linux Question? On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Curtis Matthiesen wrote: > Can someone recommend to me a good version of Linux that is very easy to use > and that has a GUI similar to Windows (oops I said the dreaded W word ;))? Any modern full distribution contains either the GNOME or KDE desktop environments, complete with all the bloatware which makes Windows so popular. For ease of installation, most people go with Mandrake. IIRC, this distribution requires 1 GB HD space and a minimum of 32MB RAM, though with KDE or GNOME, you'll probably want at least 64MB. > Also, one that has many device drivers available for it so that I'd be able > to run all my devices (video card, network card, etc.) Device drivers, though included, are largely independent of distribution. For the latest on what hardware is supported under Linux, see http://www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/ > Also, would there be a way to dual boot my Windows 98 machine so that I > could either load Windows or Linux at startup? Yup. People do it all the time. LILO (Linux Loader) is standard with all distributions and allows booting multiple OS's. You'll want to install Windows first, and then Linux, otherwise Win' will overwrite your MBR, assuming that's where you boot from. - Steve ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:46:45 -0400 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello List On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 18:04:25 +0000, J. J. Young wrote: > I'm watching (with half an eye) the US version of the Weakest Link > gameshow. One of the contestants is named Tracy. I don't know how > Anne Robinson can keep a straight face: Tracy is a large gentleman. > In the UK, "Sharon and Tracy" are "Essex girls", and feature in > shall-we-say "blonde" jokes. > Truly, we (UK/US) are two nations separated by a common language. > Regards, > Jake > Currently serving as English language consultant to the Kingdom of Padua. Where do you get the idea that we have a "common language"??? ;-) We here in the U.S. *do not* (by any stretch of the imagination), speak English. <VBG> On the subject of names.... I thought that Hilary Stagg was a woman. Then I puchased a CD and found *his* photo inside. > L.D. wrote: >> Welcome, Laurie!!! >> You have *no* idea how wonderful it feels for me to see the name of >> another fantastic female appear on the list. Being alone here, I've >> almost felt outnumbered at times! > - -- Written by a user of Arachne: the Internet Survival Kit > - -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ - -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:52:29 -0400 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: - 5 On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:48:53 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote: > 5 days of school left over here.. YAHOOOOO!!! > :o))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))... etc. etc. Ahh yes... "School's out for summer"!!! Believe it or not. Some day you *will* speak these words. "I wish I was back in school again". Oh, to be 14 again instead of 41. ;-) - -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:22:07 -0400 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello List On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 01:57:24 +0100, Laurie L Proud wrote: > Previous from L.D >> Welcome, Laurie!!! >> You have *no* idea how wonderful it feels for me to see the name of >> another fantastic female appear on the list. Being alone here, I've >> almost felt outnumbered at times! > That's Great..Thanks for the warm welcome... > but what can I say...I'm Packin Honey! :-))) If I was Lorri, I could > see your point ;-) Check this out.... ;-) http://www.kabalarians.com/male/laurie.htm http://www.kabalarians.com/female/laurie.htm - -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 23:43:43 +0000 From: "Seek Hey - King of Padua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: - 5 On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:52:29 -0400, Glenn McCorkle turned his brain on and wrote: > On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:48:53 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote: >> 5 days of school left over here.. YAHOOOOO!!! >> :o))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > Ahh yes... "School's out for summer"!!! > Believe it or not. Some day you *will* speak these words. > "I wish I was back in school again". > Oh, to be 14 again instead of 41. ;-) Probably.. anyway I'm sure I'll say "I wish I was back in summer vacations when school was out again" :) Byeeeee!! Fede. ..E cosi' fu. Successivamente il mondo torno' alla normalita', le nubi svanirono e Fede riprese a cazzeggiare, come al suo solito. http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ http://digilander.iol.it/seekhey/chat/ - -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:15:23 -0500 From: "Sam Ewalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello List On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:46:45 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: > On the subject of names.... I thought that Hilary Stagg was a woman. > Then I puchased a CD and found *his* photo inside. Yes, and in England Beverly and Evelyn can be men's names--as in Evelyn Waugh, the well known writer. But maybe I've spelled it wrong. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA - -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 00:41:21 +0200 From: "Guenter Bietzig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello List Hi all, On Wed, 30 May 2001 18:25:18 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: ... ... > Ok, ladies (and the rest of the men for that matter), L.D. was brave > enough to upload her photo. > Who's next??? ;-) > Come on now.... > The men out number the women on the photo pages by 5:1 ... ... Now it's 6:1 ;-( Regards G�nter Guenter Bietzig, Essen, Germany. Arachne BUG-,CRASH-,WISH-& LOVElist at: ArachneHelpPage http://home.nexgo.de/guebie/arachne.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 02:08:03 -0400 (EDT) From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Inaccessible 3com Web site I came across a Web site whose home page appeared to be designed purposely to deny access to all but the latest and greatest browsers: http://www.3com.com It showed as a blank page in DOS Lynx386 (typical symptom of Javascript, could also occur if there really is nothing there), htget couldn't get it at all (unusual). I was able to download the page by making a link in my bookmarks file, <a href="http://www.3com.com";>http://www.3com.com</a> then bringing up that file in Lynx386, and typing d on the link. Here is what resulted, a prime rogues' gallery candidate: <!-- X-URL: http://www.3com.com/ --> <!-- Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 10:58:07 GMT --> <BASE HREF="http://www.3com.com/";> <html> <head> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- SET DOCUMENT TITLE --> <title>International Splash Page</title> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- SET DOCUMENT META TAGS --> <meta name="TEMPLATE" content="None"/> <meta name="CONTENT_OWNER" content=" "/> <meta name="PROGRAMMER" content=" "/> <meta name="KEYWORDS" content=""/> <meta name="DESCRIPTION" content=""/> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- START GLOBAL JAVASCRIPT -- DO NOT CHANGE --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.1"> <!-- hide script content from old browsers // If setting environment and preview variables, you should place server side tags here. // REMEMBER: You must comment out corresponding variables in NavObjects.js // Initialize environment var gintEnvironment = 2; var gblnPreview = false; // Initialize paths to stylesheets and javascript directories var gstrCSSPath = "/stylesheets/common/en_US/"; var gstrJSPath = "/scripts/common/en_US/"; // end hiding --> </script> <!-- Load javascript libraries for template initialization --> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://cache.3com.com/www.3com.com/scripts/common/en_US/start.js";> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://cache.3com.com/www.3com.com/scripts/common/en_US/Country.js";> </script> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- END GLOBAL JAVASCRIPT --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- START LOCAL JAVASCRIPT -- TO BE MODIFIED BY IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- END LOCAL JAVASCRIPT --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> <!-- Redirect to error page for browsers with Javascript turned off --> <noscript> </noscript> <!-- *********************************************************************** --> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.1"> <!-- Begin hide from older browsers /** * fncCheckCountry * =============== * * Checks country cookie * If country cookie exists and is set to "US", * then this function redirects page to US homepage * This check & corresponding redirect should be modified and expanded for globalization * * Parameters * ---------- * * Return value * ------------ * */ function fncCheckCountry() { // check if there are any cookies if (document.cookie.length > 0) { var intIndex = document.cookie.indexOf("country="); // Check if country cookie exists if (intIndex != -1) { strCountry = fncGetCookie(gstrCountryCookie); if (strCountry == "US") { return true; } } } return false; } /** * fncCheckFlash * =============== * * Checks if client browser supports Flash or not * * Parameters * ---------- * * Return value * ------------ * */ function fncCheckFlash() { // Set flag for flash installed to default value of false var blnFlashInstalled = false; // Check for Flash plugin if (navigator.mimeTypes) { if (navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]) { if (navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin) { if (navigator.plugins) { if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) { var strFlashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description; var intFlashVersion = parseInt(strFlashDescription.charAt(strFlashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1)); if (intFlashVersion >= 3) { blnFlashInstalled = true; } } } } } } // Check for Flash ActiveX control if (objClient.ie && objClient.win) { document.write('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript" \> \n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('blnFlashInstalled = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3")))\n'); document.write('if ( not blnFlashInstalled ) then blnFlashInstalled = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4")))\n'); document.write('if ( not blnFlashInstalled ) then blnFlashInstalled = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5")))\n'); document.write('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n'); } return blnFlashInstalled; } /** * Start javascript code that checks for cookie and flash, * then redirects to homepage or runs flash movie accordingly */ // Check for country cookie if (fncCheckCountry()) { // Redirect to US homepage window.location.replace("/index2.html"); } else { // Check for Flash support if (fncCheckFlash()) { // Run 3Com branding movie var strTemp = "<body bgcolor='#FFFFFF' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' topmargin='0' leftmargin='0' background='/images/common/en_US/spl_bkgrnd.gif'>"; strTemp += "<object classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0' width='778' height='450'>"; strTemp += "<param name='movie' value='/other/flash/legacy/en_US/branding.swf'>"; strTemp += "<param name='loop' value='false'>"; strTemp += "<param name='quality' value='high'>"; strTemp += "<param name='scale' value='noborder'>"; strTemp += "<param name='salign' value='LT'>"; strTemp += "<param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF'>"; strTemp += "<embed src='/other/flash/legacy/en_US/branding.swf' loop='false' quality='high' scale='noborder' salign='LT' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' width='778' height='450' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginpage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'>"; strTemp += "</embed>"; strTemp += "</object>"; document.write(strTemp); } else { // Redirect to Select Country page window.location.replace("/selectcountry.html"); } } //end hide from older browsers--> </script> </body> </html> ------------------------------ End of arachne-digest V1 #1542 ******************************
