Seeing this item in this thread gives me something I can try on my
Arachne installation on my Toshiba Notebook with Win 98 and
Pentium II 266. I can't get past the "no packet driver found" on it,
but I am beginning to realize what has happened, per this:
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"Using a Windoze 95 machine, I have found that I can get a
WinModem to work
while in DOS mode provided I click on
START > SHUT DOWN > RESTART IN MS-DOS MODE.
The WinModem won't work from a "DOS-box", nor will it work if I hit F8 just
before Windoze boots, and then select "Command prompt only". In any event
it will not run large DOS communications apps such as Bobcat and Arachne.
It seems that the Windoze drivers are hungry for the conventional DOS
memory.
One thing I don't understand:
Why will the WinModem work if I click on "Restart in MS-DOS mode", but it
will not work in a "DOS-box", nor will it work from the F8 > "Command
prompt only" method of accessing DOS? Does anybody know the answer?
I sure don't understand it. It would seem to me that the same Windoze
drivers would be running in the background even when you are in a "DOS-box",
or similarly if you resort to the F8 > "Command prompt only" method."
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These newer machines come fully loaded with win 98, etc. and it
is assumed that DOS applications won't be run, only win 98 stuff.
That makes it kinda tough on Arachne & epppd.exe to find a place
to settle down<g>.
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Thanks,
Michael L. Dawley
Pearl, Mississippi
Compaq Deskpro 575 - Pegasus Mail for Windows
